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Square Enix is to once again merge its Theatrhythm and Final Fantasy IPs in a new release on Nintendo 3DS. The game includes three times the songs and two times the characters seen in 2012 predecessor Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy and will also add new game modes. Music is an integral …

Nathan Wells heads to Giant Sparrow, while actor Todd Stashwick also leaves role on Uncharted 4

The people behind Tekken and Soul Calibur are working on a new F2P fighter called Rise of Incarnates. It’s due out on PC via Steam later this year, CVG reports, and takes inspiration from the Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme series. It will launch with four characters with more to be …

Sale of foreign game consoles approved for the market with new guidelines

Why will GRID: Autosport not be released on PS4 or Xbox One? For a number of reasons, Codemasters has said. Regarding next-gen, ultimately it comes down to a few things,” the company’s community manager Ben Walke has said across a number of posts on NeoGAF. The first is that we …

Player analytics firm’s tools to help solve engagement problems for Unity developers

PlayStation will offer insight into Project Morpheus and making games for virtual reality at a special Develop event later this month. An Audience With… Project Morpheus takes place on the evening of April 30th. The event will be held at the Dolby Lounge in Soho, London, and follows the successful …

Ubisoft’s Trials Frontier has broken mobile records for the publisher. It has revealed that the game, despite aggravating some critics, was downloaded over 6m times in its first week of release, making it the fastest selling mobile game the publisher has ever released. The game is currently the number one …

Have your questions about virtual reality development answered by PlayStation experts

The Game Attorney’s Tom Buscaglia heading up organisation for 2014