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Over 600 Windows Stores are to be installed in Best Buys across the US and Canada. TechSpot reports that the concessions will range in size from 1,500 to 2,200 square feet and are designed to help consumers get some hands-on time with the latest Windows operating environment. Over 1,200 jobs …

A subtle dig at proposed next-gen restrictions or a casual observation about market strategy? Either way, these comments from the creative director of Watch Dogs, one of the hottest games of both this year’s and last year’s E3, are good food for thought. To me next generation will be what …

The overwhelmingly positive response given to PS4 at E3 this week has led to the company raising its sales expectations for the machine. Global PlayStation boss Andrew House told The Wall Street Journal the company is shifting its internal projections for the product after favourable reactions to the company’s presentation …

Takehiko Terada also predicts middleware will become more specialised for next-gen platforms

Pixie Software's Stephen Caruana continues his analysis of working in an emerging development scene

Microsoft’s insistence on indie devs requiring a publishing partner has angered indie dev Lorne Lanning. Lanning, now at studio Oddworld Inhabitants and developing Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty!, has spoken to Microsoft about getting the game released on Xbox One. But despite being a self-publisher, Microsoft has refused to budge on …

One of the most successful indie games of recent times is getting a sequel. (The somewhat controversial) indie developer Phil Fish used last night’s Horizon indie conference to announce Fez 2 via the trailer you can see below. Details on supported platforms and a release date have not yet been …

DICE LA replaces Medal of Honor developer

'We need to evolve, things need to change, things need to grow,' says development veteran

Spirited Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said that there’s a very simply solution to the ‘problem’ of pre-owned – make better games. The exec was also keen to point out that Nintendo has the lowest software trade-in rate of any platform holder – a fact perfectly illustrated by the …