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The new Marvel film is taking the box office by storm, and Ubisoft is giving gamers the chance to wield their favourite heroes’ superpowers. Marvel Avengers: Battle For Earth is currently in development for Wii U and Kinect and is due for release this Autumn. However, it will not be …

System 3 boss and industry veteran Mark Cale explains why PS Vita has the potential to be an iPad-beater and what Sony could do to help the handheld prosper in a tough market. PlayStation Vita launched just two months ago but today you’d never know it. Sony has some of …

Square Enix has taken the Game Development Contest India 2012 on the road. The Japanese publisher recently revealed details of the contest, which aims to unearth India’s top game development talent across mobile and other casual platforms. The contest’s official website and Facebook page are now live. The Game Development …

Microsoft may be readying open web browsing for the Xbox 360. Sources have shared with The Verge that a modified version of Internet Explorer 9 is currently in testing on the console. The new Xbox browser will supposedly let users surf all parts of the web from the comfort of …

Less than 16 hours to raise $60,000 for Ryan Payton's AAA iOS experiment

US retail results have arrived for April. NPD’s latest report states hardware sales accounted for $189.7m, accessories brought in $148.6m, and software sales contributed $292.1m. In terms of year-over-year, accessories saw a very marginal increase, while hardware and software sales saw dramatic drops. Microsoft continued to dominate the US hardware …

Atari has reported a decrease in revenue for its fiscal 2012, and in the wake of the results the publisher has begun some major restructuring. The company’s reached $51.3m in revenue for FY 2012, down from $77.8m the year prior. Atari was able to decrease its losses from $8m to …

The man who dedicated his life creating Metal Gear Solid 4 needs something back from the community

Second fund offered by company in a year available for iOS and Android

Company says the removal of 'kompu gacha' will have little effect on virtual good sales