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Support for mobile SDK extended to Microsoft’s mobile and tablet platforms

Lifetime sales for console sit at 3.91m nearly a year after launch

EA has halted development on the free-to-play version of popular RTS franchise Command & Conquer and disbanded the team working on the title. Originally known as Command & Conquer Generals 2, the title was changed to just Command & Conquer. Along with the rebranding came a shift from single to …

Consumers are being offered the chance to jump straight to the front of the queue when buying either Xbox One or PS4. Its new Get Gaming Quicker scheme allows shoppers to head into their local GAME and sort their next-gen order ahead of the official launch date. At that time …

One of the most anticipated next-gen games will never be released on PS4. Titanfall, which is being made by the creators of Call of Duty at new studio Respawn, was revealed last year as a timed Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC exclusive. However, EA last night confirmed that the …

The digital version of Grand Theft Auto V available on Xbox Live’s Games on Demand has broken records. Take-Two says that the game became both the highest grossing day one and week one release ever on Xbox Live following its release on the platform October 18th. The game had already …

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag locks away one of its single player features to those who have not registered an Online Pass. Ubisoft is one of the last remaining publishers to stick with the Online Pass system. ACIV sticks with the tried and tested method of requiring a code before …

Marmalade talks about the huge opportunity Tizen offers game developers

Axis Animation had to meet challenges both creative and technical to retain Fable’s art style while still bringing a level of realism to the trailer for Lionhead’s Xbox One debut

Nintendo’s latest financial report has revealed more disappointing sales for Nintendo’s Wii U. Over the company’s last six months Wii U has sold just 460k units worldwide, with 300k of those selling in the quarter ending September 30th. It admitted that the release of Pikmin 3 and Wind Waker HD …