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It would possibly be the biggest U-turn of all, but chances of a Kinect-free Xbox One release have been dismissed by Microsoft. A dubious report crediting an anonymous source familiar with the matter” at Inside Gaming yesterday said that Microsoft was planning on releasing a version of Xbox One without …

But Microsoft's indie policy changes show company is 'finally listening'

Syndicate successor Satellite Reign has hit its 350,000 Kickstarter goal. Earlier this week developer 5 Lives Studios released what it described as a gameplay visualisation” as it looked as if the ambitious project might fail to cross the finishing line ahead of its funding deadline this weekend. But at the …

Elliott Myers, the creator of the Gametrak motion controller, has launched his latest gaming endeavour – iPhone accessory and game Looksi Pups. The interactive 3D pet went live on Kickstarter yesterday and has at the time of writing raised 1,405 of its 20,000 goal from 26 backers. It combines two …

Epic catches up with a veteran of the Make Something Unreal development contest

Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame, a new side-scrolling adventure from the fabled Prince of Persia franchise, is out now iOS and Android devices. The Shadow and the Flame is developed by Ubisoft’s Indian studio in Pune and follows the story of the original Prince of Persia game, …

Tablet sales in India grew to 1.9 million units in 2012-13 from 360,000 the previous year, registering a growth of over 400 percent, the Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT) has revealed. Skyrocketing tablet sales have come at the expense of the PC, which saw 11.31 million units sold at …

One notable indie dev has urged caution to those welcoming Microsoft’s decision to allow self-publishing on Xbox One. "I’m very happy to see this. After all of the developers have spoken out, they’re finally listening,” Retro City Rampage creator Brian Provinciano told Engagdet. However, this is yet another example of …

The London Games Festival will not take place this year. Organiser Ukie has confirmed to MCV that the brand is taking a year off. Traditionally, the annual event rolls up a month-long series of events and presents them as a way to better promote the games industry and celebrate its …

Epic Games gave a tech demo at SIGGRAPH today that showed what it called desktop PC game content” running on Nvidia’s Logan” mobile processor. The Unreal Engine 4 powered demonstration took advantage of Nvidia’s new support for OpenGL 4.3, which allows developers access to high-end graphics on mobile devices. The …