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Journey and Flower developer thatgamecompany's co-founder Kellee Santiago has officially joined up with upcoming Android console manufacturer Ouya to lead developer relations.

Earlier this month there was quite a lot of outrage when it was revealed that Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate would region-lock its online multiplayer on Wii U (while the 3DS version wouldn't allow online multiplayer at all). Well it looks like Capcom and Nintendo heard your feedback and have decided to allow European and North American players to play together in up to four-player battles as part of a free update to the Wii U version to arrive in April.

We'll catch a "tiny" glimpse of vampire MMO World of Darkness at this year's Eve Online Fanfest in late April, maker CCP has told me.

More than fancy boots or crazy powers, the one thing every superhero needs is an origin story: a tale of youthful adversity and the slow, awkward scramble towards triumph. Spider-Man was bullied at school and then bitten by a bug. Batman watched his parents gunned down after leaving Zorro. Captain America... um... let's just say he caught his trousers on a magic nail or something? That sounds about right.

"Warface is, as the name says, about war and social. Hence the name War... face." Cevat Yerli almost keeps a straight face - almost. By now, the Turkish-German Crytek boss is aware that something's been lost in translation. The title of his company's new free to-play-shooter has raised a few smirks and eyebrows. Americans hate it. Brits think it's funny. But you can't say it's not memorable - and if you believe Yerli's etymology, it's a statement of intent.

A senior Sony executive has said Gran Turismo 6 is a PlayStation 3 game.

Sony has issued high-resolution images of the PlayStation 4 user interface, including its user profiles and Share functions.

The next FPS from Painkiller developer The Farm 51 is Deadfall Adventures, publisher Nordic Games has announced.

Pirate-themed Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag has been officially confirmed by publisher Ubisoft, and will have 60 minutes of exclusive gameplay on PlayStation 3.

In the age of incredible realistic graphics and hardcore mechanics, we have forgotten that games are meant to be fun.

Spaceship MMO Eve Online is more popular than ever; for the first time in its nearly 10-year existence, the game has boosted past 500,000 paying subscribers. Yes Eve Online continues to be a law unto itself.

You can probably tell by the size of the yachts in Monaco's harbour, the opulence of the motorhomes that form a worldwide series' travelling circus or the amount of inbreeding evident around the paddock of Silverstone on a Grand Prix weekend that motor racing is a rich man's game. You can't just turn up to the races with a pair of fresh boots and a big heart: a single season in Formula Ford, one of the most junior of categories on the national scene, costs in excess of £120,000.

The creator of Super Smash Bros. has expressed fears that development on the series' upcoming 3DS and Wii U versions may be affected by his ongoing arm complaint.

Konami has explained why Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 isn't coming to the Wii U.

A former Sony employee has sued Nintendo over its use of glasses-free 3D technology in the 3DS handheld console.

The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog has shown new gameplay footage from its post-apocalyptic adventure, this time focusing on the threat of its Infected enemies.

Square-Enix has filed a trademark for something called Deus Ex: Human Defiance (thanks, AllGamesBeta).

Double Fine has said it is hopeful of regaining the rights to its downloadable gems Costume Quest and Stacking from defunct publisher THQ.

Controversial zombie game The War Z has returned to Steam.

Sony has announced new downloadable characters for brawler PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.

The servers powering shooter Nexuiz on Xbox 360 have been shut down.

EA's Warhammer spin-off Wrath of Heroes will shut down at the end of March.

The Cat that Got the Milk developers Ollie Clark, Helana Santos, Chris Randle, and Jon Mann have released their swanky auto-running spy caper The Button Affair.

Just Cause 2 developer Avalanche Studios has teased a couple of images that appear to be from a new Just Cause game.

Mike Bithell's critically acclaimed minimalist platformer Thomas Was Alone, "a game about friendship, and jumping," will be making its way onto PS3 and Vita this spring.

Gears of War: Judgment will be getting two multiplayer maps as well as the series' staple Execution Mode as a free download on 2nd April.

Splinter Cell: Blacklist, the next game in Ubisoft's popular stealth series, looks like it might be heading to Wii U according to a couple of developer resumes.

Uncharted 3's multiplayer modes used to require an online pass to access, but Sony and developer Naughty Dog have rethought its payment structure 15 months later and have made accessing the online mode not only free to those who own the game, but free-to-play for everyone as a standalone multiplayer product.

Japanese weekly Wii U hardware sales have fallen below PlayStation Vita's for the first time.

Capcom's sci-fi adventure Remember Me has been dated for 7th June in Europe and 4th June in North America on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.