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There's a huge problem with episode gaming. It takes so damn long. It seems months ago that we were playing The Wolf Among Us, and even longer ago that we returned to Rapture with Burial At Sea. That's mostly because it was months ago, and so the return of Elizabeth via a brand new trailer is something to get very excited about.

An indie developer has spoken out on how beneficial having his game in the Steam Weeklong sale has been. Many developers have been quick in the past to post their surprise at just how much they can make by temporarily reducing the price of their game, but few have gotten excited about the Weeklong sale (which are being torn apart on sites like HotUkDeals).  Joe Wintergreen-Arthur, the director behind InFlux, posted to Twitter today about the success of having the…

Recently, UK based indie developer Kitatus Studios, launched a Kickstarter campaign for Distro Horizons VS Galaximo’s Army.A 3D Collectathon game inspired by classic titles such as Banjo Kazooie, Super Mario 64, Crash Bandicoot and Conker’s Bad Fur Day.

Cliffy B was the face of Gears of War for a long time, and though he hasn't been involved with it for a few years, he was still first in line for comment when it was sold.

A Japanese newspaper reckons Nintendo have been thinking up various ways of bringing their IP to mobile devices (or rather, bringing people who use mobile devices to their consoles). Not only has this been going on for the last few months, but they're about to announce exactly what these plans are.

Nintendo continues to be busy in the early weeks of 2014 in both North America and Europe. All the details for these new game releases can be found on your Wii U or 3DS.

The first megaton announcement of the year has blown the collective socks off of gamers everywhere. Microsoft have today announced that they've acquired the Gears of War IP off Epic. Epic will no longer be involved with the adventures of the COG and there's no chance the franchise will make it to a Sony console.

Square Enix have this morning announced a release date for the PlayStation 4 version of their massively multiplayer RPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Those that were expecting it shortly after launch are likely to be a little disappointed, but in the grand scheme of things it's not too much of a wait.

If there's one thing pirates love, it's trophies. Many a buccaneer has been educed to tears after learning just how many hours they'll need to put into Killzone: Shadow Fall, and there are still tales on the high seas about the one guy that didn't even manage to get down the pole in Ghostbusters. In Assassins Creed IV Black Flag, you'll captain a ship and kill some templars, but how many people are there alongside you?

Today, Indie developer Varia Games started a Kickstarter campaign for their up and coming Metroid-esque, side-scrolling action adventure game, ReVeN.While the game draws heavy inspiration from the Nintendo classic Metroid. ReVeN promises to offer some unique and innovative ideas of its own. Providing players with a "shooter/platformer EVOLVED" experience, akin to the Metroid and Mega Man games of old, but with new and innovative gameplay mechanics and RPG elements, the likes of those you would find in such popular titles as Crysis and Deus Ex.