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Capcom has announced Dead Rising 2: Case West will be released later this month. Case West will be made available exclusively through Xbox Live Marketplace on December 27th and will cost 360 owners 800 Microsoft Points. The game is a download-only sequel to Dead Rising 2, which hit shelves back …

Indie Games Winter Uprising â??fighting back against mediocrity and lamenessâ??

App Store devs routinely claim that Apple’s great games ocean is difficult to be discovered in, yet a GameStop exec believes the PlayStation and Xbox’s digital platforms provide the same difficulties. Chris Petrovic, head of GameStop’s digital business, said that the issue of discoverability cannot be underestimated”. If you start …

Discoverability issue not unique to Appleâ??s online shop, says GameSpot exec

Anger as Microsoft moves its indie game store to the back

After just 18 months on the market, Sega has confirmed that OutRun Online Arcade has been pulled from Sony’s PlayStation Network. The reason is that Sega’s licensing agreement with Ferrari has now expired on PS3. The game remains available on Xbox 360, however. "Due to the expiry of the contract …

Super Meat Boy developer will pump new levels into the game without MS checks

Acclaimed platformer Limbo is the best-selling Xbox Live game of the summer, Microsoft has revealed. The downloadable Xbox 360 exclusive was released as part of the Summer of Arcade promotion in July which also featured Square Enix’s Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light. Our number one Summer of Arcade …

CEO Patrick Oâ??Luanaigh on the changes coming to casual games design

National games development report finds self-publishing a popular trend in indie British studios