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Actors often only see a script five minutes before recording, say Hugh Edwards and Peter Dickson

Games for Change looks to promote safe sex with its first‐ever public design competition

Nintendo’s 3DS has grown to become the best console ever released, according to UK national The Sun. In the space of a few months, the Wii U’s little brother, the handheld 3DS, has become my favourite gaming console,” a story posted online today reads. I don’t mean favourite handheld console, …

High Score discusses how it its trying to increase the talent pool for voice acting in games

Tomodachi Collection: New Life marked the first time in the series that Nintendo had permitted same-sex relationships in one of its titles. Or so it seemed. It was revealed last week that the Japanese 3DS title allowed male Mii characters to marry other male Miis, as well as subsequently have …

Various strategic reforms” are on the way for Square Enix after the company confirmed a year of losses for the 12 months ending March 2013. Although net sales climbed 15.7 per cent for the period, an operating loss of 6,081m and a net loss of 13,714m was reported. That compares …

Rick Gibson asks if British studios will thrive now spring is here

Software remains the key to saving Nintendo’s struggling home hardware, according to a leading indie dev. Q-Games Dylan Cuthbert, best known for his once PS3 exclusive PixelJunk series, clearly believes that Nintendo has what it takes to reverse Wii U’s market struggles. If they are going to win they are …

Deep Silver’s Dead Island Riptide remains at the top of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s the second game of 2013 to claim the top spot for three weeks in succession after 2K Games’ BioShock Infinite, and does so despite sales tumbling 55 per cent week on …

Indies get chance to voice concerns over Valve's community curation platform