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After two days of intense criticism from social media and the press, Nintendo has finally offered an official apology for the heterosexual marriage requirement in 3DS title Tomodachi Life. The platform holder, however, has insisted that it is not possible for it to retroactively add marriage equality options into the …

Square Enix has announced plans to continue its trend of repackaging older Final Fantasy games for PC, revealing Square’s 1990 release Final Fantasy III is coming soon” to Steam. Released exclusively in Japan nearly a quarter century ago, Final Fantasy III was re-released with a western launch as a 2007 …

The Walking Dead season two episode three will launch next week, Telltale has announced. Dubbed ‘In Harm’s Way,’ the latest content release from the episodic adventure game will debut on May 13th for PC, Mac, and for US PS3 owners via PSN – according to Telltale’s post on Twitter. The …

Activision has revealed that the disc release ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2on Xbox One will be in stores on May 16th. The physical copy of the game was previously delayed before it was released on other consoles on May 2nd. It was available to download over Xbox Live, however. Activision has …

Labour MP and chair of the public accounts committee Margaret Hodge has called for UK shoppers to boycott online retailer Amazon. That’s because Amazon UK paid just 4.2m in tax to the UK treasury this year (and 3.2m the year before) despite registering sales to the tune of 4.3bn. That …

Cult developer Tetsuya Mizuguchi has revealed plans to begin work on a new game project. His most recent credited work was 2011’s Child of Eden, itself a spiritual successor to 2001 rhythm action outing Rez. He left former employer Q Entertainment in 2013. "I’m helping with a few games, but …

Publisher 3.0: In his new regular column, Mastertronic CEO and AppyNation founding partner Andy Payne describes

Square Enix has revised its full year fiscal forecasts upwards on the back of a better-than-expected performance from a number or recent releases. Strong sales of rejuvenated RPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD were both credited, as well as PS4 and Xbox One release …

Daedalic Entertainment lead artist Marco Hüllen explains the ground-breaking technique that makes Silence: The Whispered World 2 look so unique

Sega has reported a 102 per cent increase in operating income to 38.53bn for the year ending March 31st. Net sales climbed 17.6 per cent to 378bn thanks in part to the launch of titles such as top performer Total War: Rome 2 (1.13m units), Football Manager 2014 (790k), Sonic …