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Console will at worst break even at launch, claims Yusuf Mehdi

Jagex also claims 100,000 former players have re-activated their account

Xbox Live Rewards switches to credit-based incentives as Microsoft Points phased out

Runic’s hit action-RPG Torchlight II won’t be expanding to consoles, the developer has confirmed. A company representative told VG247 the team has no plans for Torchlight 2 on consoles,” when asked if it had plans to bring the popular sequel to current or next-gen hardware. The original Torchlight launched initially …

Bioshock Infinite developer Irrational Games has suffered a round of layoffs. A representative confirmed to Kotaku that eight individuals have been let go as part of a streamlining effort for the studio. "In an effort to streamline our processes I am sad to confirm that we let go a total …

The latest in the Madden NFL series moved over a million copies in North America during its first week, EA has announced. The result is mixed for Madden NFL 25, with year-over-year sales for the annual American football franchise down from Madden NFL 13’s launch week sales of 1.65m units. …

Chrome browser games will now work as desktop apps with offline mode and local storage

Sean 'Day[9]' Plott takes a job with HTML5 browser game startup

Developer says layoffs will not affect current DLC productions

Mobile devs using Corona SDK can now manage their titles using PlayHaven tools