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RPG fans are going to have to wait until next February to get their hands on the latest The Witcher game. Developer CD Projekt RED announced that the title will be delayed in an open letter on their website. In this, it said that the game could have been released …

Atman Binstock leading R&D team at new Seattle base

Former Mobile Pie creative director leaves North American casual games dev

iOS firm reacts to increased scrutiny on free-to-play games

Respawn’s community manager Abbie Heppe has empathised with gamers who frown on on-disc DLC. Heppe also confirmed that it’s not a strategy that the Respawn team has utilised. "I totally get that," Heppe told OXM when asked if she understood why on-disc DLC is a thorny issue”. Added Heppe: Nobody …

Microsoft has announced a new competition that will give UK games developers a chance to better show off their work through Windows app stores. The Beautiful Game contest is open to all UK games developers that publish new games on Microsoft Windows 8 or the Windows Phone Store, or port …

Mobile company co-founded by former Rovio developer working on Walking Dead adaptation

Danish indie Megafuzz discusses Spoiler Alert, a love letter to classic platformers that you play in reverse

The Nintendo website has been updated with a new section looking to emphasize the company’s indie credentials. Carrying the strap line Get the games you want, when you want them – over 1,000 new, classic, and indie titles to choose from”, the page leads with titles such as Steamworld Dig, …

What’s better than a free clone of Flappy Bird on iOS or Android? The answer: definitely not a clone that costs $15 and comes with a large fluffy Bluetooth controller. Nonetheless, that option is available to you thanks to a new crowdfunding venture from ZowPow. It’s called Flappy and is …