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Free-to-play Xbox One fighter Killer Instinct won’t have an expansive character roster. And rightly so, argues Microsoft. "Most fighting games that come out are disc based games where you get a huge cast of awesome characters, but it is a massive cast," Microsoft producer Torin Rettig told Polygon. "Some games …

The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red has opened a new studio in Krakow, Poland, according to a job listing on the site. Adam Badowski, head of CD Projekt RED, gave sister siteDevelopthe following comment: This July, we are opening an office in Krakw. As we informed in our strategy outlook …

It sounds like PC gamers may face a bit of a wait for true next-gen FIFA to be released on PC. The publisher disappointed the PC market when it confirmed that while the new Ignite engine will be used to power the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game, …

Essential Facts infographic shows rise in age and diversity of gamers

Virtual reality startup Oculus has attracted Series A funding of $16m to back the headline-grabbing Oculus Rift. The fund-raising endeavour was led by Spark Capital and Matrix Partners. Santo Politi and Antonio Rodriguez, execs at the respective firms, have now also joined the Oculus board of directors. The company says …

Specialist doesn't expect PS4 and Xbox One to simplify AI production challenges

Xbox boss Don Mattrick has argued that, even at 429, the Xbox One is over-delivering value”. "It’s a lower number than some of the analysts had forecasted," Mattrick told Bloomberg TV (as spotted by Joystiq) of the machine’s RRP. "We’re over-delivering value against other choices, I think, consumers can get. …

Takahashi had inspiration for new game while playing with his son

Develop reports on how AI and character behaviour specialists are smartening up game characters

Paid DLC in a game integrated into Nintendo hardware? Wow, this really must be the future. Nintendo has announced that it is to release four premium upgrades to the popular Street Pass application that comes pre-installed on every 3DS. They are StreetPass Squad (shooter), StreetPass Mansion (puzzle) StreetPass Garden (sim) …