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An unspecified number of job losses have hit Sega’s London-based European office. "Sega is in the process of consolidating certain functions of the Sonic and Mobile departments within Sega of America, where the management and production for those areas of the business reside," a spokesperson told Polygon. "As part of …

CEO Andrew Day confident of a strong 2014 moving as new consoles take hold

The relative install bases of current and next-gen has been pegged as the reason for the lack of PS4 or Xbox 360 release for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. "Currently there is, between PS3 and Xbox 360, over 150m installed units worldwide – probably 170m is more realistic," the boss of the …

Delayed sports title Don Bradman Cricket 14 will be released on PS3 and Xbox 360 this week. The game will hit both formats on April 11th. It is understood it will be released both physically and digitally. Don Bradman Cricket 14 will deliver the most realistic gameplay and promises to …

2K Games has revealed a brand new Borderlands game. It’s called Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and it’s due out this autumn on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. 2K Australia is the main developer, although Gearbox is named as co-developer. It takes place between the events of the first and second Borderlands …

From Software’s Dark Souls II was the best selling game in Japan throughout March, the latest Famitsu data reveals. It sold over 309k units, which was 100k more than its closest rival Mario Party Island Tour. The 3DS was the month’s best-selling console with unit sales of over 188k units …

Edward McNeill explains why VR can be a great platform for indie game developers

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog looks at the Intel System Studio, a comprehensive tool suite for app developers on the latest mobile devices

CEO Patrick O'Luanaigh discusses the virtual reality revolution and why it's poised to start a new era of immersion in games

LucasArts, prior to its closure last year, was working on a Star Wars game starring Sith Lord Darth maul. Polygon has been flicking through the latest Game Informer which has word of the LucasArts and Red Fly Studio title, footage of which has since cropped up online – you can …