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Free the Games projects draw speculation over the speed and source of funding

Reviews for Rayman Legends hit the web this week, surpassing expressions with a current Metacritic rating of around 90. Not surprisingly, the glowing reviews have sparked a renewed interest in the game, and so we got in touch with distributor E-xpress Interactive to find out when Ubisoft Montpellier’s follow-up to …

A Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition is reportedly being readied for retail, according to a GameStop source. IGN cities the word of the unidentified GameStop employee, who also provides a cut and dry image (pictured) showing the upcoming version’s box art and indicating the edition contains over $100 …

Telltale’s hit graphic adventure series The Walking Dead is coming to Ouya, the developer has announced. The studio revealed on its blog that both the first season and the subsequent 400 Days DLC will launch simultaneously on the micro-console this winter. The game appears to be officially making the platform …

The dedicated handheld gaming market is more than fine, according to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. Bloomberg reports on a Capcom event in Tokyo today, where Iwata announced that Nintendo is projecting 5m 3DS sales in Japan this year. "There are more and more media reports suggesting that things aren’t going …

YoYo Games claims new Compiler runs projects up to 100x faster than before

InnoGames' Florian Schwarzer on why making a good game doesn't guarantee success

The complexities behind localising Kinect for numerous languages are causing Xbox one launch delays across eight European territories, Microsoft has claimed. It was recently announced that The Xbox One’s launch has been delayed in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland. Speaking to OXM, the firm’s head of …

'People assume there's a volume issue which in fact there isn't,' says Microsoft exec

Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete! Etc. Ian McDiarmid, who played the evil Emperor Palpatine across the Star Wars movie saga, will lend his voice to Rovio’s upcoming Angry Birds Star Wars II. Although of course he’ll be …