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Publishing giant Take-Two has told MCV it has no plans to increase the number of Grand Theft Auto games it releases. The firm launched GTA V last year, which instantly became the fastest selling game in UK history. But Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says it is important not to over-saturate …

Activision and Hasbro have officially announced Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark. The game appeared on retail listings last week but has now been confirmed for release on PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, 3DS and PC. The Examiner reports that it will blend the universes and visual …

Copycats rejected and removed from app stores in cloning crackdown

Platform holder Nintendo has launched a new YouTube channel called Nintendo Girls Club. 86 years on from women getting equal voting rights in the UK, this fresh move sees the company trying to maintain the success it found with DS and Wii in reaching out to non-traditional markets. The first …

Extreme Reality calls for submissions for the Extreme Motion Android Challenge 2014

Nintendo platforms reign supreme for indie developer

Borderlands fans may be waiting a while for a fresh sequel, as Gearbox has stated that it is not currently working on a new entry in the series. The studio’s CEO and President Randy Pitchford toldPolygonthat his team is instead working on a number of other projects, including Brothers In …

Studio boss Randy Pitchford also confirms new Homeworld title

GamesAid patron Imran Yusuf will host the second annual Stand Up for Gamesaid on April 14th, 2014. The comedy night will take place at the the Comedy Store in London, and tickets are available now for 12.50. Former games industry exec-turned-comedian Yusuf will lead the night (he is also GamesAid …

New game submissions containing the word ‘Flappy’ are reportedly being rejected by both Apple and Google. A seemingly endless stream of clones have hit both the App Store and Google Play since the removal of Dong Nguyen’s original Flappy Bird but TechCrunch reports that a number of developers have now …