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Harmonix has said that its free-to-play shooter Chroma needs a significant rethink. The music-infused shooter was unveiled in February and has been in a period of alpha testing. However, in an email to players published by Polygon it appears that everything didn’t go quite to plan. "Based on the terrific …

The pressure on full-RRP games is higher than it’s ever been, one developer has claimed. People Can Fly’s Adrian Chmielarz made the claim to Games Industry, having speculated that the studio’s 2011 shooter Bulletstorm – which was loved by critics but failed to meet publisher EA’s commercial expectations – suffered …

CEO Hendrik Klindworth says aggressive growth in mobile is manageable despite rising costs of marketing

One UK retailer has already started selling Xbox One without Kinect. An official 350 Xbox One SKU without Kinect will be released on June 9th, but CEX has begun selling the console without the camera already. Shoppers can order an unboxed pre-owned machine for either 315 or 325 (we’re not …

Carbine Studios’ Jeremy Gaffney believes subscription-based MMOs can still survive in the modern industry

Sequels may take their sweet time in the world of Take-Two, but gamers can certainly expect more from both Red Dead and BioShock in the future. GameSpot reports that Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told the Cowen and Company conference that it will take its time in revealing a successor to …

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Steve Janiak named CEO as Alex Rigopulos becomes chief creative officer

Nintendo has revealed an adapter that allows GameCube controllers to be used with the Wii U. The hardware was announced in a new Super Smash Bros video, which you can see below. It brings yet more functionality once seen in the Wii to its struggling successor. The adapter has ports …

Publisher to host job fair to help affected staff find jobs