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Gamestop has announced a new program to help fund and promote free-to-play mobile titles developed by indies. The Kongregate Mobile Developers program brings a $10m fund to support financially-challenged devs, as well as offering direct consultation and a reworked GameStop app designed to help promote selected games. The initiative will …

ChangYou has launched a new turn-based MMO shooter on its recently launched online gaming platform, Gamiction. DDTank is free to play and is accessible through the browser, requiring no downloads. The game features turn-based gameplay, with players able to level up and use power-ups. The game does include a store, …

Imangi will once again partner with Disney to bring a standalone Temple Run title to mobile devices, this time tying in with the corporation’s upcoming film Oz: The Great And Powerful. Disney France PR rep Cecile Fouques took to twitter to announce a February 27th release date. The tweet was …

The PlayStation 4 will launch in Japan and North America this year, but in Europe (and consequently, India) in 2014, a new report has suggested. Sources close to the development of the new Playstation and Xbox consoles have told Edge that the complexities involved in European distribution are to blame …

Game Informer’s latest issue is set to take the lid off of The Witcher 3, in all of its next-gen glory. A leaked cover shot of the latest Game Informer magazine (by way of Polygon) reveals the game as: "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. A must see next generation RPG." …

The third game in the Skylanders phenomenon features characters that can transform. Skylanders: Swap Force comes with 50 new toys, 16 of which can be split in two and mixed together to form different Skylanders combinations. In a demo shown to MCV, a water character called Wash Buckler was given …

German company passed on studio because it didn't want Darksiders IP

Studio behind PlayStation All-Stars and console holder part 'on good terms'

Pieces of Fun looking for $400,000 to fund 'easy-to-use' development tool Worlds of Wander

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