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The creator of famed PC zombie game DayZ says it could yet make its console debut before the end of the year. "We’ve toyed around what to do with the console side of things," Dean Hall told Eurogamer. We have to get the core aspects of the game finished before …

Microsoft clarifies recent enhancements to dev kit which it says can be used to increase resolution and graphical effects

Hall already working on tycoon game, still hoping to open studio in New Zealand

Mars on a Stick working on mobile title

Designer hints at four months of crunch on Wii U exclusive

Well over 250 developers around the globe are working on Chris Roberts’ prominent Kickstarter success story Star Citizen. The game has currently raised more than $46m and now has five studios behind it, encompassing a grand total of 268 people. This was revealed in an interview withVentureBeat, in which the …

Bungie’s upcoming multiplayer shooter Destiny will be released exclusively on PS4 and PS3 on September 11th in Japan. The game launches on September 9th for PS4, PS3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One around the rest of the world. Microsoft has yet to release the Xbox One in Japan though, but …

Game releases one week after Xbox One launch

Michael Thomasson’s officially recognised ‘world’s largest games collection’ has sold for $750,250 (442k). MCV reported earlier this month that the auction contained a 11,000+ strong collection included complete software catalogues for a range of platforms including Dreamcast, Saturn, Virtual Boy, Lynx, Jaguar, Turbo-Grafx-16 Super CD and Sega CD. Although I …

When it comes to gaming, I’m an equal opportunity offender. I don’t distinguish between platforms or get locked into owning one over another. As if you could only know the true experiential richness that games offer through the lens of a single platform. Nonsense. As I’m setting up my schedule …