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Epic looks to streamline development with new tools and rendering features

Battlefield 4 was unveiled a couple of days ago as the game that will debut DICE’s next generation Frostbite 3, and like its predecessor, it looks set to power a host of other EA games. Aaryn Flynn, general manager at Bioware’s Edmonton and Montreal studios has revealed that Dragon Age …

Batman: Arkham Origins is rumoured to be the third Batman game from Rocksteady Studios. French site Gameblog has quoted sources as confirming that the prequel will be revealed at E3 and will be headed to current and next-gen platforms. Interestingly, the website also says that Superman and Green Lantern, as …

'Video is the most powerful tool' for sharing game experiences, says product manager

Superhero brawler Injustice: Gods Among Us is set to receive a playable demo next week, developer NetherRealm Studios has revealed. The demo will arrive on PSN on 2nd April, while Xbox Live will get it a day later. NetherRealm hasn’t released any details about what content or which playable characters …

Former Diablo III director Jay Wilson has admitted that both the real-money and in-game gold Auction Houses really hurt the game.” Wilson detailed the stark difference between Blizzard’s original assumptions during development and the eventual reality of the situation, during a GDC talk (via Joystiq) this week in San Francisco. …

Nintendo’s Miiverse web and smartphone app for Wii U is inching closer to arrival. Polygon reports that Nintendo’s Kiyoshi Mizuki stated the app would be available in either April or May. It will only have basic functionality at first, including posting comments, drawing doodles, and joining game communities. A 3DS …

YouTube has announced a new set of application programming interfaces to help developers in the process of live streaming their games. The announcement came in a GDC presentation to developers, The Verge reports. The company trumpeted the benefits of video integration as a means for not just promoting games, but …

Games The Shop, India’s largest physical game retail chain, now has an online presence. However, rather than setting up its own e-commerce portal, the retailer has chosen to go the eBay Store route. The chain is a subsidiary of E-xpress Interactive, one of India’s largest game distributors, and has ten …

All the major announcements, interviews and insights from Thursday right here