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Epic Games’ new ‘A Boy and His Kite’ tech demo points to blue skies for the game industry
Weta Digital partners with Oculus and Epic Games for a new VR experience
Nvidia announces the Titan X graphics processor, the most powerful GPU available
Nintendo welcomes change and is open to experimentation for its digital future
Ubisoft and new HMD developers join Open-Source Virtual Reality group
The MindLeap virtual reality game system runs on your brainwaves — no controllers needed
Nvidia announces its $200, 1,080p Shield Android TV Console — launches in May
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn hits 4 million registered players worldwide
Square Enix and DeNA announce mobile RPG Final Fantasy: Record Keeper
Minecraft sells 500K copies in Japan on PlayStation platforms — including 200K on Vita
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Death is forever in Nexon’s mobile roguelike dungeon-crawler Legacy Quest (exclusive)
Nyko Data Bank: a cheap and easy PlayStation 4 hard drive upgrade
Console role-playing game house Tri-Ace acquired by mobile company Nepro Japan
Puzzle game Line: Disney Tsum Tsum hits 40 million worldwide downloads
Sega Networks acquires Marvel Puzzle Quest’s Demiurge Studios, invests in 2 Western developers
Opinion
A game’s length is one of its least important measures
Game streaming startup PolyStream completes its seed funding
League of Legends continues its dominance as most-played PC game
World of Tanks on Xbox 360 has had an outstanding first year (infographic)
Microsoft breaks January sales records with Xbox One, though PS4 takes the month
ZeptoLab’s new midcore IP King of Thieves launches today on iOS
Comedian Pete Holmes takes a gentler approach to hosting the DICE Awards
Arcade classic Asteroids returns as an open-world, multiplayer survival game for PC
Com2us reports record growth as it moves into the U.S. mobile game sector
Open-Source Virtual Reality platform now has support from 38 members
Feature
Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis system draws from Burnout, football, and an architecture book
The ‘Age of Play’ is near, but several bosses stand in the way
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is more of a director’s cut than a rehash
Super Evil Megacorp boss looks to mobile gaming’s history for lessons on the industry’s future
How zombies forever changed Call of Duty developer Treyarch
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D makes doomsday look better than ever before (review)
Razer beefs up its already powerful Blade gaming laptop
Fingerprint acquires kids’ mobile game companies Scribble Press and Cognitive Kid
Preview
The Witcher 3’s open world is an open invitation
Even the smallest choices matter in Life is Strange (preview)
Star Wars: Battle Pod arcade game drops players in front of a dome for full immersion
Razer partners with China Telecom for smartband gamification
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