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  The Realm Kickstarter fails "but the war is not over yet!"

  Developer Atomhawk will try again. 11

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  Real-time SWAT commanding sim Door Kickers gets a new alpha

  Will your world end with a whimper or a flashbang? 18

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  Men's Room Mayhem due next week

  UPDATE: Gameplay video released on Vita version launch day. 28

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  Nearly-finished Deus Ex Machina sequel starring Christopher Lee seeks Kickstarter help

  "Sperms, cops, killer ducks, naughty bits, zimmer frames..." 16

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  Nvidia's Project Shield to cost $349 in North America

  UPDATE: Pre-orders available now, a few days ahead of schedule. 95

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  Angry Birds movie set for 1st July 2016

  Here's hoping Mickey Rourke is involved. 45

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  Frostbite engine in the works for mobile

  But not Wii U. 70

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  The Room rakes in over 2 million sales

  You're tearing the App Store apart! 33

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  Jagex hopes to have RuneScape on tablets by the end of the year

  "Would easily be the most ambitious game ever put on tablet, right?" 13

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  Ouya launch delayed a few weeks as another $15 million is raised

  Someone's convinced. 91

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  EA extends FIFA licensing agreement until happily ever after

  Well, 2022, where there be spaceships and lasers. 59

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  GAME plans to open 18 new shops by July

  In preparation of success rather than as a declaration of it. 71

April 2013

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  European Commission slaps another delay on UK games industry tax breaks

  "Not clear whether the taxpayer should be subsidising this activity." 135

• UK government launches in-app purchases survey for parents

  Wallet do any difference? 82

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  Bethesda re-releasing The Elder Scrolls: Arena for tablets and phones?

  Update: No, says Bethesda's Pete Hines, it was all "a mix-up". 23

• ArmA Tactics in action on Nvidia's handheld Project Shield thingamajig

  I Android that. 24

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  After children rack up huge bills, UK government announces investigation into "aggressive" in-app purchases

  Office of Fair Trading to the rescue? 229

• The developer of the new Space Hulk game is making a new turn-based Jagged Alliance

  Full Control. 25

• Draw Something to be turned into Channel 4 game show

  Start the countdown. 28

• Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and The Flame remake coming to mobile devices

  Mechner explains what the never made third PoP would have been about. 22

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  Kickstarted game Shadowrun Returns is coming out in June

  Fingers crossed. 17

• Pocket-sized Android console GameStick delayed a bit

  "We have created something that quite literally could help re-shape the games console industry." 31

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  Robert Bowling's 2D platformer unsuccessful on Kickstarter

  Ex-Call of Duty man couldn't attract the numbers. 37

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  GAME to sell a range of tablets, including iPads

  Touché. 42

• Draw Something studio boss quits Zynga

  Has the social gaming bubble gone OMGPOP? 24

March 2013

• Double Fine's Adventure game Broken Age teased in first trailer

  Kick start your morning with new footage. 16

• Expect a challenge from the turn-based Space Hulk video game

  "You have to be a little bit lucky." 21

• Knights of Pen & Paper coming to PC and Mac in a new-content-bearing +1 Edition

  New dungeons, bosses, The Tavern and more. 14

• Ecco the Dolphin creator launches Kickstarter for spiritual successor The Big Blue

  Ed Annunziata returns with clear porpoise. 52

• Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 announced, Android version confirmed

  Deal with it. 17

• Free-to-play Dungeon Defenders 2 announced

  Has a MOBA competitive mode inspired by League of Legends. 11

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  Samsung Galaxy S4 has an Xbox 360-like gaming controller with an extendable clamp that holds phone

  Buttons, analogue sticks, d-pad. 97

• The Conduit developer resurfaces with goth endless runner

  It's named Le Vamp. 7

• Ouya won't support online chat, friends lists and achievements at launch

  But will support online multiplayer. 73

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  Shadowrun Returns gameplay footage debuts

  Light shone on the Kickstarter success. 40

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  On the Red Carpet with Eurogamer at the BAFTA Games Awards

  It's Dior die out there. 16

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  Season Two of Telltale's The Walking Dead "aiming for" THIS autumn

  UPDATE: Telltale sorry for any confusion. 38

• The 7th Guest: 3 is currently in development for PC, Mac, iOS and Android

  Probably coming to Kickstarter next month. 15

• Crystal Dynamics won't continue the Guardian of Light series

  "We are anxious to see what else we can do in connected play." 24

• Snoop Dogg/Lion gets his own video game with Way of the Dogg

  Where's Bertie when you need him? 30

• SpellTower is finally coming to Android

  Zach Gage's brilliant word puzzler available later this week. 6

• Wada's Project Happiness is now HomeTown Story

  Harvest Moon creator's latest resembles Recettear, but cuter. 5

• Robert Bowling announces The Adventures of Dash, a 2D platformer about a narcoleptic boy

  Let's hope it's not a snoozefest. 18

• The Conduit HD announced for Tegra-powered mobile devices

  Due mid-March for $4.99. 37

February 2013

• Journey developer Kellee Santiago joins Ouya

  Ship date set for 28th March for Kickstarter backers. 30

• Edmund McMillen details his upcoming "cat lady sim" Mew-Genics

  "A cross between The Sims and Pokemon with a sprinkling of Animal Crossing and a dash of Tamagotchi." 25

• Layoffs at EA Montreal and Los Angeles as gargantuan company manages console transition

  Army of Two developer affected. 30

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  Riot is an upcoming game about social upheaval

  Viva la revolution! 11

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  Delver's Drop is a nifty-looking physics-based randomised dungeon crawler

  Resembles a mix of The Binding of Isaac, Spelunky and Zelda. 19

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  Star Wars Pinball due next week on PSN, XBLA, iOS, PC and Mac

  Space balls. 28

• The Room to get a sequel this autumn

  As well as a free DLC chapter and Android version this summer. 28

• GameStick available for pre-order, due this April

  $79 for the console, $25 for the controller dock and $10 for the case. 10

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  BAFTA 2013 video game nominations revealed

  Journey, The Walking Dead, Far Cry 3 and Dear Esther highly praised. 73

• The 90's Arcade Racer to be published by Nicalis, coming to Wii U

  Cruises past Kickstarter goal with five days left. 25

• Pokémon Rumble U announced for Wii U eShop

  iOS/Android app launches for you to stream anime episodes. 14

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  The future of RPGs according to Obsidian's Urquhart and BioWare's Muzyka

  "Putting the water cooler into the game." 73

• Wikipad resurfaces with a seven inch screen for $249

  Due this spring after "an unforeseen flaw" halted the original production. 22

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  Ouya: "There will be a new Ouya every year"

  Probably get the first one out first. 99

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  Ouya will be the first - and possibly only - console to receive Double Fine Adventure

  Words With Friends creator Paul Bettner making a couple of games for it, too. 51

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  See Borderlands 2 played on Nvidia's Project Shield

  A very pretty game on a very ugly console. 55

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  Ouya coming to retail in June for $100

  Pre-orders at Amazon, Gamestop, Best Buy and Target. Controllers are $50. 65

• iD Software co-founder Tom Hall launches Kickstarter for spiritual successor to Commander Keen

  Comes with a platform game creation editor. 17

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  Notch talks about the $101 million he earned in 2012

  "It's weird as f***." 47

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  First in-game images of Shadowrun Returns surface

  Not too shabby for a cyberpunk noir. 34

• Pocket-sized Android games console GameStick funded six times over

  Popular. Revolutionary? 20

• Temple Run 2 is the fastest-spreading mobile game ever

  A runaway success. 25

January 2013

• ArmA dev announces turn-based strategy spin-off Arma Tactics

  For NVIDIA's Project Shield handheld. 14

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  Super Meat Boy-esque platformer 14px now permanently free on Android

  "People playing my game is much more important to me than making $1 per sale." 21

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  Logitech to discontinue console peripherals to focus on mobile

  Following the loss of $180 million last quarter. 61

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  Web developer launches Indiegogo campaign to buy the Homeworld IP from THQ

  Wants to make Homeworld 3 and Homeworld Touch. 42

• Tekken Card Tournament fuses real cards with gaming across tablets, smartphones and browser

  Appropriate Namco Bandai offspring. 9

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  Minecraft XBLA outsold Minecraft PC in 2012

  Absolutely bonkers success. 54

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  Play.com closing retail business in March

  Will be a marketplace like eBay after that. 105

• What a year Kickstarter had in 2012

  How many game ideas do you think were pitched? 38

• Developer reflects on release of iOS Lords of Midnight

  "Midwinter's day was bitter-sweet..." 19

• Shaquille O'Neal stars in mobile zombie basketball-'em-up ShaqDown

  19 years on, a Shaq Fu successor. 17

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  Hirai talks Vita sales and Nvidia's new portable, Project Shield

  "I wasn't as surprised as you might think." 52

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  Project Shield: Nvidia's Android-based portable that streams PC games

  Marvel. 100

• American McGee's free-to-play Akaneiro: Demon Hunters already exists, but needs Kickstarter to be fully realised

  "The problem is we're out of time and money." 34

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  GameStick is a two inch Android-based games console that plugs into your TV

  Update: Kickstarter goal reached after only a day. 54

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  XBLA hit Fez goes multiplatform in 2013

  Have I got time for one more? 42