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Harmonix has successfully achieved its crowdfunding goal for an HD remake of its cult rhythm action game Amplitude. The Rock Band and Guitar Hero creator’sKickstartercampaign surpassed its funding goal of $775,000 with just 21 hours left to go. Just one week ago it stood at just $250k and seemed to …

Tanja Schmidt on why the Hamburg outfit is hiring hundreds of new staff, and what it offers them

Harmonix's cult PS2 rhythm action game hits funding goal with less than 24 hours to spare

I mean, of course it’s being worked on, right? But if it’s being worked on, then where the hell is it? Etcetera etcetera. On what side of the fence you fall will completely dictate whether the following does or does not qualify as news. Nonetheless, here it is regardless: Former …

Develop delves into Futuremark's tech and its ambition to provide open and accountable benchmark testing

One of Nintendo’s less successful IPs could very well be on track for a Wii U resurrection. Patents unearthed by NeoGAF look very much like Wii U Music and show how a player can assume the role of several musicians within a composition. Specifically the documents outline a method via …

Former-SCE boss says PlayStation 4 and its networked services could see it surpass the financial peak of its ancestor

16 teams have already signed up to next month's event – Don't miss out

After a wait of nearly two years, Watch Dogs is very nearly with us. Having missed the next-gen launches of both PS4 and Xbox One last November, Ubisoft’s open-world hackfest will at last arrive on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC next Tuesday (May 27th). A Wii U …

OneSky on the benefits of translating mobile games for numerous markets