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Polytron’s Phil Fish has revealed that Zynga sought out the indie studio with hopes of porting their XBLA platformer Fez to mobile devices. GI.biz tracked down a series of tweets from the polarizing developer that explained the exchange. "Zynga approached us to port Fez to mobile. We politely refused. So, …

A US launch date for the Wii U has been confirmed according to one report, while another has the console missing its launch window in Europe due to manufacturing issues. GoNintendo has passed on word from a supposed GameStop employee source that Nintendo’s upcoming hardware will arrive Stateside the week …

'Player created' item lifted from MMO Aion

Co-founder of Austin studio hands management to Matthew Bromberg

Young developers earn recognition from the industry for creating games in just two months

Valve has announced Steam’s top selling titles for the past week, revealing a new contender with an old face has entered the charts in a big way. Skyrim, ArmA II/DayZ, and Borderlands 2 all make their marks, but ultimately Counter Strike: Global Offensive has emerged the winner. Fueled by pre-orders …

A glimpse into the up and coming stars of the future but also the concerning state of games industry education

Dare to be Digital 2012 team Fortified Games talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Castle Crusade

Dare to be Digital 2012 team Gastank Games talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Interstate Outlaws

Studio moving away from work for hire to focus on self-publishing free-to-play