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Publishers do not lack understanding on next-gen console's capabilities, says dev icon

THQ may have reported better than expected sales for its last quarter, but the signs are anything but positive for the troubled publisher. Sales for the quarter ending September 30th reached $91.8m, beating expectations. But that’s where the good news ends. Darksiders II sales stand at 1.4m copies, far below …

Master Chief returned to London last night for the launch of the hotly anticipated Halo 4. Microsoft splashed its biggest outdoor budget ever on the marketing campaign, as well as a huge stunt and launch party in the heart of London. Celebrity guests such as Jonathan Ross, JLS, Dizzee Rascal …

All five home console Assassin’s Creed games, plus their DLC, are headed for release as part of the Assassin’s Creed Anthology, reveals a listing on Amazon France. Anthology will include Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, and Assassin’s Creed III, plus all their downloadable content, …

Publisher to expand its mobile and online gaming operations

Famed UK developer David Braben has taken to Kickstarter to try and fund a brand new sequel to 1980s cult classic Elite. Called Elite: Dangerous, the game is seeking an ambitious 1.25m, of which it has currently raised 75,439 from 1,436 backers. The original Elite fitted into around 22K of …

It’s the busiest time of the year for game releases, and while several high profile games are on shelves across India, a couple have been delayed. The critically acclaimed Halo 4 is the newest to hit store shelves. Microsoft held a launch event in Delhi to celebrate the Master Chief’s …

After what seems like a prolonged wait, Peter Molyneux’s 22Cans has released its debut title Curiosity: What’s Inside The Cube. The title sees players working together to chip away at a giant Borg-like cube layer by layer, with the promise of reaching something rather special in the middle. Deep in …

Music is key to a game’s immersion factor, and that is a point Rich Vreeland drove home in his keynote address at the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference. Vreeland is a freelance music composer, who’s been creating music for games for the last six years. Vreeland’s resume features titles like Bomberman …

Programmer behind isometric platformer joins Canada-based studio