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Nintendo’s refusal to revisit the heterosexual marriage requirement in 3DS game Tomodachi Life has caused an eruption of criticism across the internet. The platform holder on Wednesday said that it would not bow to pressure to patch in the ability for players of the quirky life-sim to marry others of …

A rather archaic sounding deal between the entertainment industry and ISPs has been struck that will see warning letters sent to those suspected of piracy. The Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme (VCAP) is the result of almost four year’s worth of debating, the BBC reports. Rights holders will, once they have …

Insomniac’s Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive has been shown off in a new gameplay video. The four minute trailer looks at how players will navigate the game’s colourful setting, quickly hopping between rooftops, walls and zip lines. It also gives us a closer look at the hordes of enemies you’re …

Independent developer Keen Software House has announced its space sandbox game Space Engineers has sold over 500k copies as an Early Access offering on Steam. The indie game (and regular on Steam’s top ten chart) has been available since October 23rd of last year, meaning the milestone was achieved right …

Mojang will shut its doors a decade after its formation if the developer isn’t turning a profit, company founder Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has revealed. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Persson divulged his long-term vision for the studio formed to oversee the development of his indie game turned empire Minecraft; …

China’s mobile gaming market is nearing the same size as America’s market and growing at a significantly faster rate, a new report from research firm Superdata has revealed. Games Industry highlights Superdata’s research, which projects Chinese mobile gaming will bring in $3bn in revenue this year – the US is …

Techland’s Dying light won’t arrive in 2014 after all. PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC title will now arrive in February next year after the developers said they needed a few extra months. After careful consideration, we have decided to release our upcoming game in February 2015,” the …

Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 is still due out in 2014. As part of its investor presentation Nintendo named both Bayonetta 2 and Monolith Soft’s X as part of Wii U’s 2014 release schedule for Europe, America and Japan. The Nintendo published title was announced in 2012. In June last …

The PC games sector may be dominant worldwide, but consoles are the real power in the UK and will remain so for years to come, says DFC Intelligence. The analysts revealed last week that on a global scale, PC gaming revenue had overtaken the console market. But whilst that might …