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The Nvidia Shield console won’t be hitting shelves this month as originally planned, thanks to a mechanical issue in the eleventh hour. Nvidia’s Jason Paul posted on the company’s official blog, revealing that the Android-powered handheld device will miss its retail launch today and won’t be out until sometime in …

President of Doom studio departs for other 'personal interests' after 17 year stay

Plants vs Zombies 2 will miss its previously announced release date of July 18th, PopCap has confirmed. The developer took to Twitter to reveal the delay, but declined to explain the cause of the setback and failed to provide a specific readjusted launch date. Plants vs. Zombies 2, originally slated …

Former Square Enix president Yoichi Wada is now serving as the firm’s chairman of the board. Games Industry reports Wada will stay on in the significant role for Square Enix, following his previously announced moves to step down as company president and CEO. Wada’s decision to step down was revealed …

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American funnyman Conan O’Brien was at E3. And his experience was probably a little different to everyone else’s. In the short below the presenter visits all three platform holder stands, admires some cosplay, plays a few games, pokes fun at Major Nelson and says Bayonetta is a future version of …

Microsoft’s Xbox One headset will not be included with the Xbox One hardware. The one-ear mono headset and microphone will be seen as an essential purchase for online multiplayer users, but will have to be purchased on top of the 429 console. Microsoft has, however, pointed out that Kinect includes …

Investment to fund expanded engineering team for mobile and web platform