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‘Star Wars 1313’ would have starred Boba Fett before Disney disintegrated it

With LucasArts gone, 'Star Wars 1313' is done for, but at least we now know more about what it would have been: a game starring Boba Fett.

Id co-founder Tom Hall slips away from ‘Secret Spaceship Club’ to take over ‘Diner Dash’

Tom Hall's Kickstarter project fell though and now the id Software co-founder is working for PlayFirst, making the next-generation of Diner Dash games.

A million Star Wars fans cry out, and are silenced as Disney closes LucasArts

LucasArts was readying a comeback with games like Star Wars 1313 and Star Wars: First Assault but Disney throttled those plans, closing the studio after 31 years.

‘Doom 4’ goes back to the drawing board as id Software seeks new staff

Where is Doom 4, id Software's sequel announced in 2007? Getting remade for next-gen consoles according to a new report, and by a yet-to-be-hired team of developers.

Sega forced to add badge of shame to its UK ‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ trailers

After a player complained to a UK advertising watchdog, Sega has acknowledged the discrepancy between trailers and the game two months after Aliens: Colonial Marines released.

‘Shin Megami Tensei IV’ makes the trip from Japan to the West in record time

Shin Megami Tensei IV for Nintendo 3DS will be the first entry in the series to make it to the US with its name intact, and the first in over 10 years.

Capcom goes back to its roots with new children’s content initiative

The company behind Dead Rising wants to win back its long lost audience with a new initiative to develop new children's games like Gaist Crusher on Nintendo 3DS.

Apple to unveil its very own gamepad for iPhone and iPad

No more virtual sticks and buttons in iPhone games! According to developers at GDC, Apple is finally making its very own game controller for iOS devices.

The Puppeteer for PS3 paints a portrait of how Sony will sell games on PlayStation 4 and beyond

Sony Japan Studio's The Puppeteer, one of two PlayStation 3 games due from the studio this year, will be out on September 10th and cost players $40 for some stylized platforming.

‘DayZ’ may shamble onto PS4 after it hits PCs this year

What's going on with the often rumored console version DayZ? Creator Dean Hall says Bohemia Interactive has met with Sony about the console future of the game.

Telltale Games goes deep into the geek bank for this awesome crossover in ‘Poker Night 2’

Telltale Games new crossover card game Poker Night 2 is a fan service sundae, mixing characters from Portal, The Venture Bros, Borderlands, and Evil Dead.

Digital killed the retail star: Digital distribution sales grew 33-percent this year

The NPD Group and other game market research firms laid out the digital shift during a panel at GDC 2013, and highlighted key differences in gaming habits in North America and the European Union.

Crytek USA wants the Darksiders series to come home

Crytek USA, the new home of many Vigil Games staffers, plans to bid on its former THQ series Darksiders series when the IP goes up for auction this month.

Sony Computer Entertainment announces major restructuring in the lead up to the PS4

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Asia have merged into a single operating unit headed by president Hiroshi Kawano ahead of the new console, PS4.

Snake? Snake?! The longtime voice actor behind Snake confirms that he isn’t part of ‘MGS5’

Voice actor and writer David Hayter won't be reprising his signature role as Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid V. Konami apparently didn't even ask him to return.

‘Mass Effect 4’ and ‘Dragon Age 3’ will embrace the next-gen consoles with next-gen graphics

BioWare has confirmed that the next round of its famous RPGS, Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age 3: Inquisition, will be running on the same engine as Battlefield 4.

Nintendo invites browser and iOS developers to Wii U with Nintendo Web Framework

Nintendo is working overtime to make sure indie developers can easily port their games to Wii U using technology like the Nintendo Web Framework.

Harmonix heads into its post-Rock Band career with funding for three new games

Days before Harmonix drops the last round of Rock Band DLC, the Foundry Group has announced that it will back the company's three unannounced games.

Former ‘Dead Space’ dev revitalizes Australian game development with Space Dust Studios

Space Dust Studios is a new development house founded by former employees of Crystal Dynamics, Criterion Games, and 'Dead Space's' EA Visceral Melbourne.

Preview for the Wii U’s operating system update speaks volumes about Nintendo and its audience

After promising that a fix is on the way, Nintendo previewed the April update coming to Wii U, demonstrating vastly improved loading times.

‘Gears of War: Judgment’ multiplayer mode isn’t gone, you’re just a few buttons away

Certain multiplayer modes that are series staples were taken out of Gears of War: Judgment. Thankfully, Warzone is in the game even though it's hidden.

GDC 2013: Sony puts its money where its mouth is on the indie developer-centric future of the PS4

At GDC 2013, Sony talked about lending a helping hand to indie developers working on the PS3, PS Vita, and PlayStation 4.

It doesn’t pay to be a Dreamcast lover; Sega delays ‘Phantasy Star Online 2’ in the US

No mags and no space quests for PS Vita owners. Sega won't be releasing its new online role-playing game Phantasy Star Online 2 in the US this spring as planned.

David Brevik’s ‘Diablo’ style superhero fantasia ‘Marvel Heroes’ hits on June 4th

David Brevik and Gazillion's MMO Marvel Heroes will be out on June 4th, almost exactly one year after his main competition, Diablo III, came out.

FTC finds that the video game industry is adept at keeping Mature games out of kids’ hands

Video game retailers came out on top in a new FTC study, with vast majority of retailers blocking the sale of Mature-rated content from being sold to kids.

Square-Enix CEO Yoichi Wada steps down as slow sales of games like Hitman: Absolution lead to massive company restructuring

Square-Enix is preparing a reorganization of the company that will cause an extraordinary loss of around $138 million. As a result, CEO Yoichi Wada is stepping down.

GDC 2013: Hate aliens and have an iPad? Firaxis brings UFO defense to iOS with ‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown’

XCOM: Enemy Unknown was a surprise hit in 2012, and now Firaxis and Take-Two are broadening the game's horizons, bringing the game to iPad and iPhone this summer.
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New ‘Ecco the Dolphin’ project heads to Kickstarter without Sega on board

Looking for funding on Kickstarter with Sega nowhere in sight, the 'Ecco the Dolphin' development team is back together to make 'The Big Blue.'

Xbox 360 victorious at end of year-long Microsoft-versus-Motorola patent battle

Microsoft's patent war with Motorola ends, with the judge – who suggested a console sales ban – ruling the Xbox 360 doesn't infringe on Motorola patents.

Gearbox lays out the future of ‘Borderlands 2,’ starting with new character Krieg the Psycho

Three new expansions for Borderlands 2 will come out between April and June, including a new level cap, a new campaign expansion, and new character Krieg the Psycho.

Double Fine details ‘Broken Age,’ its long awaited Kickstarter adventure

Tim Schafer's new point-and-click adventure Broken Age follows the profoundly different, parallel lives of a boy in space and a girl with a sad fate.

Jetsetter: Nintendo ends its “After Dark” policy for mature Wii U games in Europe

This week in Jetsetter: An obscure PS3 shooter from Japan may get a shot abroad and Nintendo ends its bizarre age restricted sales in Germany.

‘Duck Tales’ returns! ‘Nuff said

Capcom is looking to reconnect with its audience by announcing DuckTales Remastered, a remake of its NES classic made by fan-favorite studio WayForward.

Quantic Dream will continue its love affair with Sony after ‘Beyond: Two Souls’

According to the studio's CEO, Quantic Dream's found an ideal partner in Sony. The independent studio will stick with Sony after finishing work on Beyond: Two Souls.

If ‘Torment: Tides of Numenera’ hits $3.5 mil via Kickstarter, it will bring more of the ‘Planescape’ band back together

With $2.9 mil funded, Torment: Tides of Numenera is going for $3.5 million in order to add Planescape: Torment's lead designer Chris Avellone to the team.

ZeniMax staffs up for its push towards free-to-play games

ZeniMax has mostly traded in big budget PC and console games, but its new Austin-based Battlecry Studios is staffing up to take on the free-to-play market.

If you want to play games on the new Xbox, you’ll have to install every game and always be online

Leaked information from new Xbox development tools say that Microsoft's next box blocks used games by forcing you to install every game and always be online.

Nintendo tries to calm retailers who claim that its “silence on strategy is deafening”

UK retailers including GameStop and Amazon dropped the Wii U price by around $75, but sales haven't picked up and now Nintendo has some explaining to do.