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Irrational Games has revealed the various PC-specific features that will be available for Bioshock: Indinite in a detailed post on the studio’s official blog. In-depth keyboard/mouse and controller options In the controls department, Infinite will let players customise key bindings, and the absence of artificial mouse smoothing will allow users …

Developers to chronicle efforts to get Team Fortress 2 running in headsets

Injustice: Gods Among Us is set to arrive on PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 on 19th April, publisher Warner Bros has announced. The superhero brawler, created by Mortal Kombat studio NetherRealm, features an all-star cast of superheroes from the DC universe beating each other to a bloody pulp. It’s …

Deep Silver apologises for bikini-clad torso

3DS and Wii creator Nintendo will merge its handheld and console teams in Japan as part of what Japanese paper Nikkei calls major organisational changes. The move comes amid a fast-changing games hardware marketplace once ruled by Nintendo but now shared with a range of devices from both traditional competitors …

Last night, Disney revealed Infinity, its most ambitious gaming project, and one that aims to bring several popular Disney and Pixar IP under one creative gaming platform. Infinity games will be available across multiple devices, such as PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U and PC as well as smart mobile devices …

San Francisco developer starts off 2013 with a bang

Researchers present at meeting with industry say VP warned executives of public opinion

Deep Silver has issued an apology over the mutilated female torso sculpture included in the Dead Island Riptide: Zombie Bate Edition announced earlier today. What was supposed to be a gory twist on the marble torso statue, quickly turned into backlash fodder across the internet against the studio – due …

Valve has given the greenlight for ten new indie titles to make their way onto the Steam platform, including a few names we’ve heard before. American McGee’s current Kickstarter effort Akaneiro: Demon Hunters is part of the batch, and Replay Games has the go ahead to release its Leisure Suit …