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Square Enix has reported a net loss for the nine months ending December 31st. It blamed the result on what it described as the increasingly difficult condition of the world-wide console game market, under which the Group is struggling to achieve a fair expected return on its investment”. Net loss …

Bethesda has at last confirmed a European release date for its three pieces of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC on PS3. The Sony SKU of the popular RPG has been beset with problems on PS3, not least of which has been an undefined technical struggle that has thus far kept …

Windows has problems but lack of decent IDEs holds open source platform back, says Braid developer

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