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Develop takes a first look at the new 2D features that come with Unity’s 4.3 update

Three new Wii U hardware bundles will be available at UK retail this Christmas. The Mario & Luigi Premium Pack arrives on November 8th and includes both New Super Mario Bros U and New Super Luigi U as a ‘2 in 1′ disc” along with a black Premium 32GB Wii …

Department store giant John Lewis has predicted a next-gen win for Xbox One. We are expecting more interest in the Xbox One,” head technology buyer at John Lewis Jonathan Marsh told TrustedReviews. We are stocking both the PS4 and the Xbox One but if we were to back one, we …

London-based Leyton Orient may be sitting top of League One, but that’s no thanks to EA’s FIFA 14 according to the club’s owners. Metro reports that Orient had won eight successive games at the beginning of the season right up until the release of FIFA 14, since which they have …

Agreement with local school forces students into internships or risk losing credits

Bankrupt publisher claims EA used insider knowledge to press for valuable licence

Mind Pirate's Callisto platform to be used to create games and apps for Google Glass

Sony has decided against including the next-gen PlayStation Camera in the initial PS4 bundle offering, CEO Andrew House has confirmed. A piece on Business Spectator reveals Sony’s reasoning behind the decision is based on keeping the price down at $399, as well as minimizing losses on each system sold. Sony …

Times Internet has partnered with Ziff Davis to launch IGN India. Times will also launch a localised edition of men’s lifestyle portal AskMen, also a Ziff Davis property. The US editions of IGN and AskMen already enjoy strong readership in India, and according to Ziff Davis, each currently attracts close …

Square Enix will release a modified version of its classic RPG Final Fantasy VI this winter for iOS and Android devices. Producer Takashi Tokita toldKotaku the game won’t be a straight port, packing sharpened 2D graphics and other improvements. "It is basically like a remake of the original VI, but …