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Epic's European student development contests enters closing phase with four teams remaining

The once all-powerful Guitar Hero brand was killed in 2011. But a new report claims that development of a new game in the series was well underway by that point. Kotaku reports that that game was set to abandon the various bells and whistles – specifically the drum kit and …

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Ubisoft has partnered with New Regency to produce the upcoming Splinter Cell movie, the same Hollywood firm behind the Assassin’s Creed flick. Word first emerged of Sam Fisher’s big screen debut when Tom Hardy, Batman’s Bane, was signed to play the main character. Ubisoft announced backed in October it had …

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Capcom has tasked studio Beeline Interactive with making a brand new Ghostbusters game, which is due out in early 2013. The Ghostbusters brand was chosen in particular as Capcom hopes it will appeal to a male audience – an ideal counter to Smurf’s Village’s female heavy user base. Beeline has …

Fans waiting for the next outing in the long-absent Pikmin series will have to wait a little while longer. Wii U title Pikmin 3, originally due during the console’s Q1 launch window, has been delayed to Q2. Nintendo of Europe boss Satoru Shibata revealed the new release date during a …

$99.99. It’s the magic price that all hardware eventually aspires to. And it’s exactly the price the Wii Mini will launch at. And that’s the point of the Wii Mini. Affordable gaming hardware for that ever alluring mass-market. "Yeah, of course it is," Nintendo of Canada’s community director Matt Ryan …

Row Sham Bow's Philip Holt on his studio's transition from Facebook to mobile

North American eSports team Quantic Gaming has been disbanded after investors pulled the organization’s funding. Gamespot reports that while an official announcement has yet to be made, several team members have taken to social networks to share their thoughts. Apparently the investors ripping of the funds came without warning, as …