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The boss of virtual reality specialist Oculus has said that Nintendo’s failed Virtual Boy platform was harmful to the whole virtual reality movement. In a second Reddit AMA, Palmer Luckey rightly points out that the Virtual Boy was not really a virtual reality device in any sense of the word. …

PC and mobile titles to use free global classification process

Kuju owner The Catalis Group has acquired UK indie publisher and developer Curve Digital. Kuju and Curve will now merge to form a new group – Curve Digital Entertainment – which the firm says has the potential to become ‘a major new British games publisher.’ The new business will be …

The voice actress of Xenoblade Chronicles X character Lin has spoken out in favour of the alterations made to the game for its Western release. The US and European versions of the Wii U RPG omit some of the raunchier costumes and character mechanics found in the Japanese release – …

The long-awaited cinematic arrival of Star Wars: The Force Awakens has certainly awoken a renewed interest in Star Wars apps. Marketing analyst SensorTower found that throughout the two Friday’s before the film’s arrival the 22 Star Wars apps it tracked averaged combined revenue of $222k. On December 18th that number …

Funcom has reunited with Conan the Barbarian, revealing a new publishing agreement with Conan Properties. The deal makes Funcom the preferred partner” for PC and console releases based around Conan and Hyboria. The developer will reveal the first of three in-development games this January – the other two will be …

Nintendo UK’s head of communications and partnerships Jo Bartlett has left the company. Bartlett spent four years at Nintendo, having replaced her long-term predecessor Rob Saunders in 2011 upon his departure to Apple. During her tenure she worked on a number of campaigns including the launch of the Wii U …

A new ESRB listing indicates a Virtual Console release of the original Super Mario Galaxy is on the way. VG247 reports the new listing provides the expected E rating, with Wii U listed as its platform. While Super Mario Galaxy 2 received a Virtual Console release on Wii U outside …

One week remains until the UK’s Christmas No.1 is decided and Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III is once again the top dog in the UK All Formats chart. The shooter rose despite a 37 per cent decline in sales this week. Star Wars Battlefront climbs to one place …

The fourth episode of Minecraft: Story Mode is set to launch later this month, Telltale has revealed. Telltale confirmedthe first season’s penultimate episode will launch later this month across all platforms, adding that the fifth episode is scheduled for a vague 2016 window. More details are said to be on …