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Free copy of FIFA 14 with Xbox One preorder is just one deal of many

Kinect control of the Xbox One will be limited to just eight of the console’s 13 launch countries in November. Xbox One will ship with voice control support for five regions: the UK, US, Canada, France and Germany. That therefore means that the console’s other launch countries – Australia, Austria, …

Xbox co-creator Ed Fries has spoken out against those quick to oppose the Ouya, stating that critics are in no position to determine whether the console has succeeded or failed so at such an early juncture. In a post on VentureBeat, Fries – who now serves as an advisor to …

Former IGN editor in chief and Reverb Publishing CEO to head Midnight City

Android microconsole GameStick is finally ready for public release, with developer PlayJam reportedly setting a retail release date of September 30th. Liliputing reports that the Kickstarter success will be offered at $79.99, beating Ouya’s initial offering by $20. Both GameStop and Amazon are currently offering pre-orders for the hardware. The …

Latest batch of 100 games marks progress, but Valve has loftier ambitions

Indie hit Terraria has arrived for iOS, 505 Games has announced. Developed by Codeglue, the debut mobile version or Re-Logic’s 2D exploration title costs $4.99/3.99 and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices. The iOS edition packs 75 enemies and all the crafting options of the original PC …

Microsoft has announced the creation of a European publishing team, which will be led by Lionhead Studio’s boss John Needham. "What we’re trying to do with this team – it’s a first party publishing group – is across Europe find triple-A quality games that we can publish," Needham told GamesInudstry …

A look at how the top studios informed the creation of Havok's new tool suite

Nintendo has an annoying habit of defying what many people expect them to do. After conditioning the games press into expecting precise and targeted Nintendo Direct messaging, yesterday’s 2DS announcement was a bit of a ham-fisted mess. While lots of people will peer at the peculiar 2DS and wonder what …