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First and foremost, it’s been a pretty good one so far, right? There’s none of the disaster or doom and gloom of 2013 and all three platform holders put on what should be regarded as good shows with lots of promising titles. Which you rated highest will likely depend on …

Bethesda has promised to reveal its new Doom title at QuakeCon 2014. The publisher released a teaser trailer from the new Doom, which confirmed the game will receive a full reveal at the community event that takes place from July 17th to 20th. Doom has been stuck in development limbo …

Scottish firm is behind these first teasers, thanks to partnerships with Microsoft and Deep Silver

The latest release from acclaimed game director Suda51 will be free-to-play. Let it Die was unveiled earlier this week during Sony’s E3 2014 press conference as an exclusive for the PS4. But now creator Suda51 has revealed to Destructoid that the title will use the free-to-play business model. Additional details …

Sales of the 3DS XL and 3DS rose this week thanks to a number of new releases, according to Japanese market data provided by Famitsu. Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth debuts at the top of the software chart, while fellow new release Card Fight! Vanguard comes in at No.3. …

Nintendo has revealed more details about its Wii U GameCube controller adapter. The gadget allows players to connect up to four GameCube controllers to their Wii U. This includes the wireless WaveBird gamepad. The platform holder is also releasing a Super Smash Bros branded GameCube controller. This gadget is set …

Hack and slash title Devil’s Third is going to be exclusive to Nintendo’s Wii U. This was revealed by the game’s creator Tomonobu Itagaki during IGN’s E3 livestream. Devil’s Third is being developed by Valhalla Game Studios and was originally to be published for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC …

Intel Developer Blog: A look at the free HTML5 development environment Intel XDK

Another E3, another no-show for PS3 (or PS4?) outing The Last Guardian. Sony asserted on Monday that the game is most definitely still alive following the publication of a now redacted report claiming its cancellation. So why on earth was it not featured at Sony’s press event? "There were a …

LA Convention Center 'is no longer a top-tier property'