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A new Kickstarter project wants to bring some of the Wii U’s key functionality to owners of rival systems. The Cross Plane works by connecting an HDMI transmitter to devices such as Xbox 360, PS3 or PC. This then delivers their output directly to a Wii U tablet-like device complete …

Update: Game4u now has prices up for all three games: On PS3 and Xbox 360, Saints Row IV is priced Rs 3,299, while Metro: Last Light and Killer is Dead are Rs 2,999 each. On PC, Saints Row IV and Metro: Last Light are priced Rs 999, a rarity these …

Recruiter Karl Neuman tells us more about the Swedish outfit that's working on the new Need for Speed

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A controversial simulated rape scene in Hotline Miami 2 could be removed from the final game. Dennis Wedin of developer Dennaton has confirmed that the scene, which caused debate and upset following an evocative preview from PC Gamer, has already been cut from the demo. We’re going to work with …

Scottish studio looking to grow over 25 per cent in the next six months

Digital full game downloads and DLC spending grew 27 per cent in the US games market during Q2 2013. That didn’t stop the sector experiencing a three per cent overall decline in the video games content sector, with the total falling to $2.88bn. When hardware is added the decline increased …

RuneScape 3 has racked up over 300,000 new players since launching only one month ago. In addition, over 100,000 former players re-activate their accounts. In total, these new, existing and returning players have seen on average 600,000 hours of gameplay being played per day – which is the equivalent of …

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Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has said his use of the word ‘erotic’ in controversial comments yesterday was incorrect. The famed developer yesterday said he wanted characters in MGS5 to be more ‘erotic’ in able to sell more figures and encourage cosplayers. But Polygon reports that Kojima said via …