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Nexon brings team-based shooter Ghost in the Shell Online to the West before worldwide launch
Mobile MOBA Vainglory gets a spectator mode, its first step toward e-sports play
South Korean mobile giant Nexon will acquire Boolean Games, makers of the Dark Avenger series
Atlus-made Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei mashup is coming to North America, still in development
Japanese hit franchise ‘Attack on Titan’ gets its first game release in the West
Analysis
At $25M a month, DeNA ‘lowballing’ its expectations with Nintendo partnership
Exclusive
Playism aims to make indie games as popular in Japan as they are in the West
New Twitch mobile update adds a neverending video player
Bandai Namco opens up Pac-Man and other classic arcade IPs to Japanese developers
Exclusive
App downloads are slightly down from January — but user acquisition is way up from last year
DeNA reinforces its brand success with Marvel Mighty Heroes for mobile
Japanese indie event BitSummit partners with Indie Megabooth
Sony’s old CD-ROM-based gaming magazine returns as a bi-weekly video show
Exclusive
Marvel: Avengers Alliance counts 70 million players since launch on its 3-year anniversary
Purdue scientists say that a virtual nose may keep motion sickness at bay (update)
More than 20 universities sign on to the Open Source Virtual Reality Academia program
We tour Square Enix’s awesome HQ since you probably never will
This iPad racing gadget is crazier than the Mario Kart Wii Wheel
Exclusive
Memorado raises $3.3M to become a brain-training game leader
Exclusive
Compass Point: West is Next Games’s debut, mixes strategy, card-collecting, and cowboys
Review
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D: One of the best Wii role-playing games is better on a portable console
Square Enix taps DeNA for its free-to-play expertise for Final Fantasy: Record Keeper
Feature
How to land one of the biggest fish in gaming: The story of Nintendo’s new mobile partner, DeNA
Feature
Games, trains, and developers: Second annual Train Jam is all about getting outside the ‘comfort zone’
Exclusive
DeNA West CEO: ‘Nintendo became ready to do this. And we were ready the whole time’
Nintendo announces new hardware platform, NX, and deal with DeNA to build Nintendo games for mobile
Review
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is more Final Fantasy than anything Square Enix’s made in years
Shinra Technologies’ cloud gaming technical beta kicks off in Google Fiber-equipped Kansas City
Goat Simulator comes to Xbox One and Xbox 360 in April
Danganronpa writer isn’t interested in creating bite-sized mobile experiences
Homefront: The Revolution delayed to 2016
Tobii eye-tracking adds a new layer to game control (impressions)
PS4 system update 2.50 includes the ability to suspend and resume games
Hover X is the crazy desk that turns your lap — and anywhere you sit — into a PC gaming space
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi sees mobile gaming akin to TV episodes — and a place for old-school charm, too
Sega and Pokémon maker Game Freak team up for Tembo the Badass Elephant — and not for Nintendo
PlayStation 4 and Vita come to China on March 20 after months of delay
Review
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea is a fine showcase for the long-running franchise
