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Namco Bandai’s latest licensed Pac-Man spin-off has arrived in the UK. Animated TV show Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures premiered on the Disney XD channel last Saturday (January 11th) with its first two episodes airing at 9:30am and 10:00am. Namco reckons it’s the channel’s top-rated show so far for the …

Techland’s Adrian Sikora discusses the key skills needed for his role in level design and narrative

Sony has promised that it will soon have concrete news concerning the release of DriveClub. The game was originally pencilled in as a launch title for the launch of PS4 in the West but was delayed just a month before the console arrived in Europe. It has since carried an …

The Tomb Raider Game of the Year Edition has been confirmed for release in India. The GOTY Edition includes the base game as well as all DLC and will be priced at Rs 1,999 in India for Xbox 360 and PS3. A PC version is also on the cards, but …

Develop looks at the FairFight cheat prevention tool as it bids to rid the game world of rule breakers

Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox One outsold the PS4 in the US in December. It’s the first sign that its next-gen machine could yet recover its market-leading position in the US market and offer a serious challenge to PS4, which has outpaced Microsoft’s console in all other key territories since …

39-page document explains how devs can improve user experience and create immersive titles

Dark Souls II on PS4 and Xbox One seems unlikely. When asked about the possibility of porting the PC version of the RPG to next-gen consoles, co-director Yui Tanimura told Edge that the studio has not put any thought into this yet”. He also said of the decision to release …

2013 a 'tipping point' for game streaming, says broadcasting firm

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has pledged to fight on in his battle to return Nintendo to profitability. Yahoo News reports that the exec told shareholders in a meeting this morning that his failure to return the platform holder to profitability – as he had previously pledged last year – does …