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E3 wasn’t the right place to discuss Microsoft’s Windows gaming strategy, Microsoft’s games boss Phil Spencer has said. Spencer has previously promised that a renewed focus on Windows and PC gaming inside Microsoft is definitely happening”, but PC gaming was not mentioned once in Microsoft’s E3 press event last week. …

Frontier founder recognised for 30-year service to game industry

After the support received when bringing Fez to market, creator says it's "time to give back"

Crowd-funded microconsole Ouya continues to attract new developers – around 1,000 a month according to CEO Julie Uhrman. Speaking toPolygonat E3 last week, Uhrman said her company is working hard on encouraging studios to develop for the device, even expanding on its developer relations team. This department is now the …

'You know what would have been really awesome? Four women'

Developer support is second largest team at microconsole firm

Hopes for a PC port of Bungie’s upcoming shooter Destiny appear to be very much alive. "It is [a good fit], and it’s something we’re talking about and looking at very carefully, and obviously it makes a lot of sense with the genre and the type of game it is," …

Cut in subsidies effective immediately as of June 5th

Watch Dogs has held onto the top spot for the third week running in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It does so with in spite of a 47 per cent decline in sales. But EA’s 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil is climbing up the charts, going from …

Wii U is currently battling it out for first place in the next-gen console war, according to Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime. The dirty little secret is if you look at life-to-date numbers, between Sony and Nintendo they’d be pretty close in terms of PS4 vs. Wii U, with Xbox …