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The US arm of retailer GameStop has ramped up the price of hard-to-find Wii title Xenoblade Chronicles. Pre-owned copies of the RPG are currently available for an eye-watering $90. GameStop regularly receives feedback from our PowerUp members regarding old titles they would us like to bring back, such as vintage …

Yancey Strickler asks those with crowdfunded projects to consider the risks of offering extra incentives to backers

The long-rumoured PC version of Grand Theft Auto V has been mentioned by none other than Nvidia. Videogamer reports that Nvidia’s senior director of investor relations Chris Evenden told investors in a conference call last week that: "The PC market is evolving as entry level laptops face pressure from tablets. …

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Testronic Labs. Testronic Laboratories Sector:Localisation, QA and TestingYear Established:1998Number of employees: 400+Address:Lyon House, 160-166 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1LBPhone:020 7042 1700 Key contacts:Becky Walker, Director of Games Business Development – becky.walker@testroniclabs.comCharles Goodall, Business Development Executive – …

At this year's Gamescom, trade body UKIE is putting on its biggest show of UK talent yet

With a little over three months to go before its release, Ubisoft has released a tantalising gameplay video for next-gen title Watch Dogs. The short explores the many hacking possibilities available to players, all of which centres into the hacking of Chicago’s CTOS Network. Each area of the city will …

Stretch goals muddy the waters” – that’s the warning issued by Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler. As explained on the crowdfunding site’s blog last night, Strickler says that while a funding goal is clear and easy to define, the increasing tendency to encourage further pledges through stretch goals can lead to …

Kinect's rival motion controller SDK downloaded 25k times

Microsoft has hinted at the possibility of Xbox One downclocking itself to protect itself from overheating. This is very similar to how gaming PCs protect themselves from high temperatures. The first step such a machine will take if it feels that its components are getting too warm is ramp up …

Microsoft’s time in the sun may be short at Gamescom, but expect it to make plenty of noise. CVG reports that Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer confirmed on the Major Nelson podcast that the company is going to have a really short stage presentation with some news talking about some …