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Minecraft developer Mojang has revealed that its next game, Scrolls, is close to entering the closed alpha stage. We are rapidly approaching the closed alpha of Scrolls,” the game’s official blog stated. Although this alpha version will be far from a feature complete version of the game, it will include …

Nintendo will not make the same mistakes with the Wii U as it did with the 3DS, the console giant’s CEO has claimed. As reported byAndriasang, Satoru Iwata said it had learned from its latest handheld release and admitted consumers thought the price for the 3DS was relatively high”. An …

'As Soon as tablets can stream on to TVs, there's no reason to buy a console anymore', says Crytek CEO

The most contentious element of the Digital Economy Act has at last been outlined by Ofcom. The three strikes” policy is designed to afford content holders with a means to disconnect pirates from the internet. These companies will be allowed to send infringement reports to ISPs who will then in …

No titles based around the series currently in development, says SCEE producer

The first DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now available to download from Xbox Live. Called Dawnguard, the content focuses on the return of a vampire Lord called Harkon and the formation of a vampire hunting team that intends to take him down. New skills and abilities are …

EA Sports today announced that the latest in its football franchise – FIFA 13, will hit stores on 28th September. The game will be available on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Vita, Wii, PS2, iOS and Android platforms. In the UK, EA is offering the FIFA Ultimate Edition on all preorders …

The next big challenge for Kinect developers is natural speech, says Rare engineer David Quinn. Quinn has been working on Kinect "almost since the beginning," and since that time has been instrumental in the Kinect Sports titles. "We pushed speech pretty hard in Sports 2," he toldGamasutra. "There was speech …

'We will return to profitability by the end of the fiscal year', says Iwata

EA has revealed what it is describing as its most extensive global pre-order incentive in the history of the FIFA franchise”. The company has announced that the FIFA 13 Ultimate Edition will be available for just one day – September 28th, the day that FIFA 13 will be released in …