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You probably knew this bit already, but Mario Kart 8 is looking like another polished racer from Nintendo. The game's visuals are beautiful, 1080p and 60fps even in two-player split-screen, while new characters and weapons such as the Piranha Plant keep things feeling fresh amongst otherwise familiar surroundings.

Welcome to the live stream page for EGX Rezzed 2014! The show took place at the NEC in Birmingham from Friday 28th March until Sunday 30th March and featured three days of top-notch playable PC, indie and next-gen games as well as another round of amazing developer sessions, featuring the likes of Dean Hall, Mike Bithell, Ragnar Tornquist and Creative Assembly. You can check out recordings of each session below.

As rumoured in February, Microsoft's Siri rival in the upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 update is based on Halo's AI assistant Cortana.

The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us developer Telltale is bringing its episodic series' to Amazon's recently announced Android-based set top box Fire TV.

Successfully Kickstarted survival sim The Long Dark has premiered its first in-game screenshots since its gameplay prototype video was released during its crowdfunding campaign last October.

Frog Fractions is a bit nuts. Its upcoming crowdfunded sequel seems even nuttier. Now its made up mini-game about its fundraising campaign, Kickstarter Simulator 2015, is nuttiest.

UPDATE 02/04/2014: The Wolf Among Us Episode 3: A Crooked Mile has been dated for next week, Telltale announced via Twitter.

Amazon's really pushing its way into the video game space with the recent announcement of its Android-based Fire TV console and now it's been confirmed that Far Cry 2 lead Clint Hocking and Portal designer Kim Swift have joined the company that was once primarily an online bookstore.

Dementium: The Ward, Moon and Mutant Mudds developer Renegade Kid has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its upcoming first-person survival horror game Cult County.

F.E.A.R. developer Monolith's upcoming Lord of the Rings spin-off, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, is set for a 7th October release on PS4 Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, publisher Warner Bros. has announced.

As part of Amazon's push to enter the console market it's just announced its debut first-party exclusive for its upcoming Android-based console, Fire TV.

Amazon has at last announced Amazon Fire TV, its set-top box for streaming media content and games - including a version of Minecraft.

Rockstar has revealed the upcoming new features headed to Grand Theft Auto Online this "spring", including the much-awaited multiplayer Heists.

Coming off the stage after presenting his stealth game Volume at Rezzed last weekend, Mike Bithell was alone - or was he? A disembodied narrator who sounded an awful lot like our video editor Ian Higton kept pestering the Thomas Was Alone creator with questions about Volume, and Mike felt compelled to answer him. Even when the voice asked whether the level editor could be used to make penises. A mysteriously present camera recorded his responses; you can watch them below.

Zombie Studios has delayed the release of its PC and PlayStation 4 procedurally-generated first-person scare-fest Daylight to 29th April 2014, it's announced. It had been due out on 8th April.

NOTE: While this review will not divulge any specific plot details, in discussing the events of Episode 2 there is inevitably a chance that it will impact your experience of Episode 1 if you have yet to play it. Consider this your spoiler warning.

The PC version of city-building game Tropico 5 launches globally on 23rd May, publisher Kalypso has announced.

The developer of Xbox platform puzzle adventure Max: The Curse of Brotherhood has announced its next game: Tentacles: Enter the Mind.

PlayStation Vita Pets launches on 4th June, Sony has announced.

Square Enix will release a Collector's Edition of PlayStation 3 exclusive action role-playing game Drakengard 3 that includes the Japanese voice over - but not a game disc.

My second day of GDC this year is a lot like the late Harold Ramis' romantic comedy classic Groundhog Day. I'm in an event space surrounded by a couple dozen indie games procured by a console manufacturer to show off how open and accessible its latest platform is. I have an interview with a man leading the initiative who tells me how developer friendly this latest platform is. Heck, half the people here I saw at a similar event at GDC 2013. Hey, is that Guacamelee over there?! Yes, I've done all this before exactly one year ago. Only then it was funded by Sony to showcase the PS4. This year it's a Microsoft event showing off its recently announced ID@Xbox program. The decor has changed from blue to green, but the song remains the same.

PlayStation Vita owners can now download Grand Theft Auto 5's iFruit companion app.

Nintendo will launch a new Pink + White version of the 2DS in UK on 16th May.

Expanded PlayStation Vita adventure Soul Sacrifice Delta looks headed for a Western launch.

I can't figure out whether my favourite Blizzard game is Heart of the Swarm, Heroes of the Storm or Hearth of the Stone. Or maybe I just can't figure out exactly which one's which.

A new survey sent out to PlayStation 4 owners hints at features Sony is considering adding to the platform.

Tickets have just gone on sale for EGX London 2014, which takes place at Earls Court from 25th-28th September and will be the UK's biggest ever video games event.

By now, the millions of fans who sign up for a new FIFA every year must have grasped the fact that, for the foreseeable future, EA's football sim is all about evolution rather than revolution. Ever since the series began turning things around in FIFA 08 the emphasis has been on bringing the in-game football experience as close to the real thing as possible. Every new feature or tweak focuses on authenticity, and even the reactions and chants of the different stadium crowds are region-specific.

EA executive Peter Moore has publicly apologised for a string of April Fools' Day messages posted on Twitter by the official Frostbite account.

Developer DICE has promised to fix the rubber-banding issue that has affected first-person shooter Battlefield 4 since it launched last year.