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Former Harmonix and Twisted Pixel dev founds new studio

GameStop is no longer accepting pre-orders for the Xbox One Day One Edition. A spokesperson for the retailer told Joystiq that due to high demand,” the Day One Edition of the console is no longer up for reservation. PS4 pre-orders at GameStop were recently halted for the same reason. The …

Polytron ships more copies in 48 hours than in first month on Xbox

Spurs winger and PFA player of the year Gareth Bale will join Barcelona’s Lionel Messi on the front of fIFA 14. He will appear on the UK, Ireland and Middle East versions of the title when it launches this September. Meanwhile, EA has confirmed there will be a Limited Edition …

The industry icons guide us through their history founding Epic Games and what the award means to them

Netherlands outfit promises to 'demolish' barriers to entry for cloud hosted games

The Thomas Was Alone developer reveals a surprising and insightful conversation from this year's Develop in Brighton

Codemasters announced F1 2013 today and revealed the new F1 Classics mode that will see iconic cars and racing legends from the 80s and 90s grace this year’s game. As the official Formula 1 game, F1 2013 will feature all the new cars, drivers and regulations from the current season, …

Free-to-play developer assumes massive valuation from part sale

Retail rejoice, the next game in the Angry Birds series features physical goods. Rovio has unveiled a sequel to last year’s Angry Birds: Star Wars – aptly titled Angry Birds: Star Wars II. It features the usual pig-slaying, lightsaber action (plus some new moves, apparently) but in a twist clearly …