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iPhone studio talks up Unity engine as it welcomes new recruit

Darksiders, Dante’s Inferno and God of War 3 share more in common than just gameplay styles and a similar release window – their heavy dose of religious referencing is likely to see all three skip a release in the Middle East. Speaking of Dante’s Inferno, EA stated that is had …

Having pillaged all six films for its first two LEGO Star Wars titles, LucasArts has confirmed that animated TV series The Clone Wars will provide the setting for the freshly confirmed LEGO Star Wars III. The game will again be developed by UK studio Traveller’s Tales though it does promise …

Seed fund set up to incubate ecosystem for new Apple platform

Brighton, UK developer back in with trade association after pulling out in 2006

In a sad post on its official blog, developer Bungie has pledged one last hoorah” for the iconic and genre-defining Halo 2 ahead of Microsoft’s decision to deactivate Xbox Live multiplayer support for original Xbox titles on April 15th. We’re all saddened at the realisation that an era is coming …

The Wii HD, Wii 2, DS2, the return of the Game Boy, perhaps a new Virtual Boy (or perhaps not) – the possibilities are numerous, but we now know for a fact that Nintendo IS working on new hardware. The news comes from none other than acclaimed Nintendo games designer …

The RuneScape studio on its unique approach to propriety tech

Metismo releases library for easy mobile porting