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Having debuted its debut UK trailer late last month, Nintendo has aired its first Wii U commercial in the US. As you might expect, the colourful short concentrates on explaining the functionality of the device and attempting to show the various gameplay options that the second controller offers. The Wii …

Fluffy Logic's CEO on interactive entertainment as positive mental stimuli

Having featured on BBC consumer rights programme Watchdog for a second time earlier this week, EA has moved to address concerns about FIFA 13’s alleged technical issues. Quite why the BBC has chosen to focus on EA’s game as opposed to any number of far buggier titles that are released …

New version of game engine released for testing

GameZen already offers over 1,000 games on Microsoft's new OS

Deal with city to bring at least 150 new jobs

We’re in Pune, where the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference gets underway in little over an hour. Kicking things off today will be an opening keynote address from Glen Schofield, CEO of Sledgehammer Games. That will be followed by a ‘State of the Industry’ panel discussion featuring Vishal Gondal (Disney UTV), …

Leading finance company American Express has teamed up with Xbox Live for a first of its kind promo offer. American Express cardholders will be offered the opportunity to unlock content, offers and experiences by syncing their eligible Cards with Xbox Live”. Members will be able to access their AMEX presence” …

Company founder and former EDC head named as defendants in row over studio collapse

Robert Briscoe's on why a healthy attitude to failure, and turning down a job with Valve, can make you an indie star