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Sonic The Hedgehog will continue to find a home on Nintendo formats as the platform holder announced an exclusive new partnership with Sega. As part of this deal the hedgehog’s next outing, Sonic: Lost World, will be released only for Wii U and 3DS. More details of the game will …

Crowdfunded title set to be released in 2014

Two big titles from the Japanese games development scene are being converted for PC. In separate announcements Square Enix revealed that 1998 release Final Fantasy VIII is to get an HD rework and re-release on PC. The same happened with its popular predecessor Final Fantasy VII last year. Perhaps more …

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Aspiring developers offered chance to get to grips with tools and tech at Sheffield Hallam University

Customers will from today be able to buy Telltale developed games from digital retailer Green Man Gaming. Telltale’s titles include the hugely successful episodic series The Walking Dead as well as Jurassic Park: The Game, Back to the Future: The Game, Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse. We are delighted …

This latest MCV–which isnow available to view online– features pieces on the street date debate, the global problem caused by UK price wars and our interview with Machinima We also reveal the best online-only games retailers, give away thousands of pounds worth of prizes in our big quiz, and UKIE’s …

Average revenue from users in the US breaks through $12 for the first time, says Superdata

Cross-platform casual games company King.com has revealed some impressive numbers. The publisher now has some 70m active daily users (ADUs) and claims three of the top ten most played Facebook games – Candy Crush Saga (15.5m ADUs), Pet Rescue Saga (6m ADUs) and Farm Heroes Saga (4.8m ADUs). It hosts …

Number of downloads doubles in just 14 months