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Nearly 300 staff laid off at creator of toy-to-life series, with Disney Interactive to no longer self-publish games
Read More »Evidence builds behind disc-less Nintendo NX
Upcoming console rumoured to instead use game carts similar to 3DS handheld
Read More »Lua-based ‘fantasy console’ PICO-8 to launch as physical handheld
$49 PocketCHIP will come pre-installed with lightweight engine designed for both playing and making
Read More »Nintendo NX will launch in March 2017, no appearance at E3
Platform holder confirms that next Legend of Zelda title has been in development for Wii U and console successor simultaneously, and will also launch next year
Read More »How Hardlight brings console IP to mobile
With Sega doubling-down on its pledge to mobile, Chris Southall – GM for the publisher’s Hardlight studio – tells Matthew Jarvis about bringing two of gaming’s best-known series to smart devices
Read More »Sega enables legal modding of console games with Mega Drive emulation hub
Steam Workshop support will allow players to modify retro games such as Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Axe and Streets of Rage
Read More »The Xbox 360 is dead
Microsoft discontinues console after 10 years and around 80 million sales
Read More »‘PlayStation 4.5’ will not have exclusive games, boosted specs detailed
Hardware revision reportedly codenamed ‘Neo’ and features faster CPU, GPU and memory
Read More »Stardew Valley passes 1m sales in under two months
Lone dev Eric Barone’s Harvest Moon-a-like is the second-biggest paid Steam release of 2016, according to SteamSpy
Read More »Gamer audience gender split equal on PC and mobile, male-dominant on console
Console skews to youngest audience, while PC reaches over 45s and mobile spans the widest age range
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