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SimCity has made its way back onto the Indian Origin store a couple of weeks after it was pulled by EA. SiimCity was released on Origin for Indian users at launch. Then a bunch of non-Indians found a loophole that let them circumvent Origin’s region restrictions to get the game …

Hyperkin’s RetroN 4 console reveal earlier this month turned out to be only part of the story. The company today unveiled the RetronN 5, which adds an additional cartridge slot for Japanese Famicom games. That’s in addition to the previously confirmed slots for NES, SNES, GBA, and Sega Genesis cartridges. …

Playdead’s macabre platformer Limbo is heading to PS Vita, Sony announced today at GDC. The indie hit will land on Sony’s handheld sometime later this year, but beyond that, no specific release target was mentioned. Limbo originally launched on XBLA in 2010, with PS3, PC, and Mac ports following suit. …

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

Platform's resurgence aiding developer interest in virtual reality headset Oculus Rift

We quiz the virtual reality hardware firm about capturing developer's imaginations

Daniel Brewer explains how Digital Extremes created solid pacing in Warframe

IB Media to support studios looking to enter the Asia-Pacific markets and vice-versa

Alex Cheng of Firaxis explains how Firaxis made each alien race a unique challenge

Creator looking for devs to make virtual board games with electronic dice