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Nintendo has confirmed the news posted by MCV at the beginning of the month – the 3DS XL is real. And furthermore, it will be out in the UK in a little over a month. It will be released in the UK and Europe on July 28th. It boasts a …

Ubisoft has been conducting its Ubiday events around the world for a few years now, and the event heads to India for the first time, with Ubiday Pune scheduled to take place this September. Ubiday is an all-day gathering of industry representatives to share experiences and best practices, and to …

An odd addition in Diablo 3’s latest patch has garnered more and more attention over the past 24 hours. It seems a ‘feature’ similar to the game’s Starter Editionhas been packed in that puts various restrictions on players who purchase a digital copy of the game for ‘the first 72 …

Thatgamecompany’s three game deal with Sony is being concluded with a compilation of the three titles coming later this summer. As it sounds, the collection will pack this year’s critically-acclaimed PSN exclusive Journey, along with their previous efforts Flower and FlOw. The collection was first spotted as a listing on …

A PC re-release for Final Fantasy VII with all the bells and whistles looks to be in the works. A Google cache of the Square Enix-owned site finalfantasyviipc.com shows substantial evidence for an updated release on PC. According to the info, the game will add achievements, cloud saves (no pun …

Portal creator Kim Swift’s new effort Quantum Conundrum is now available on PC via Steam. The Steam version offers both the title individually ($14.99/9.99/€14.99), as well as a season pass ($19.99/13.99/€19.99) that includes the soundtrack and two upcoming DLC packs along with the game. A console version is coming to …

Sine Mora is heading for a PS3 release on top of its already confirmed Vita effort, publisher Digital Reality has today announced. Originally an XBLA-exclusive, Grashopper’s shump is set to arrive ‘soon’ on PSN for Sony’s console. After having an extremely successful launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade and revealing the …

'I think they're going to see a lot of migration from developers and fans to more open environments'

SmartGlass Studio released to game developers and entertainment partners

Cloud gaming company execs looking to sell amidst rumours of potential Sony acquisition