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Capcom has announced Darkstalkers Resurrection, a digital collection of the franchise heading to consoles next year. The title was announced during a Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Panel at New York ComicCon. It’ll be developed by Iron Galaxy Studios and include arcade versions of Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge and Darkstalkers 3 …

MMO shooter Defiance gets SyFy channel TV counterpart

NPD has released its US retail video games report for September, revealing yet another month with sales down year-over-year. Total industry sales were down 24 per cent YOY at $848.3m. Hardware dipped 39 per cent to $210.9m, and software sales were down 14 per cent at $547.3m for the period. …

Polish developer The Astronauts secures studio-wide license for Epic's Engine

Adobe will conduct its Game Jam competition at the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference next month, giving developers the opportunity to show off their coding skills. The BYOL (bring your own laptop) event can be entered by individuals or by teams of up to five. Entrants will require Adobe Flash Builder …

Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, LA Noire, and Midnight Club: Los Angeles Complete Edition are all headed for release in one package, Rockstar Games has announced. Called the Rockstar Games Collection: Edition One, the package is strangely missing Grand Theft Auto 4, but we suspect …

The Wing Commander creator on his return to games and why PC shouldn't be ignored

An unknown start-up is claiming to have invented cloud gaming

Popular site GameSpot has created a new app for Xbox Live that will make it easier for gamers to access its video content. The GameSpot app is now available in the UK, US and Canada, and includes a vast library of footage from the site’s video team, including event coverage, …

Mo-cap service had to 'push the boundaries' of tech to achieve creators' visions