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The boss of Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell publisher Ubisoft has criticised the Wii U's launch price, suggesting it is too expensive.

Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts has released new test footage of space simulation Star Citizen, showing off space ships flying in formation, the cockpit view and a brief dogfight.

The thing about Mario is that, as much as he looks like a little dungareed chap, he's not really a character. Ever since Nintendo's rise in the 1980s, he's been an icon: the embodiment of pure gaming joy, a wah-hooing hero eternally saving Mushroom Kingdoms in between entering every sporting event going. It's funny to think of how many different Marios there have been - and it's this aspect of the character that Paper Mario has always riffed on.

Windows boss Steven Sinofsky has left Microsoft after 23 years of service, just days after he oversaw the launch of Windows 8 and Surface.

Capcom has announced that it will release post launch DLC for Ninja Theory's Devil May Cry reboot that allows you to play as Dante's twin brother Vergil.

Hot on the heels of news that space combat game Strike Suit Zero will support the Oculus Rift, another Kickstarter video game has announced it will work with the virtual reality headset.

In the UK Halo 4 failed to beat Halo: Reach or Halo 3 in terms of launch week sales, but what about on a global basis?

Skyrim Dragonborn has been confirmed. This next batch of DLC will be released for Xbox 360 on 4th December for 1600 Microsoft Points. No PC or PS3 release dates were mentioned.

Tomorrow marks the five year anniversary of the Crysis franchise.

German developer Crytek will make another Crysis game after Crysis 3, it's revealed - but it won't be called Crysis 4.

If the concept of rhythm-game-cum-guitar-tutor Rocksmith has intrigued you, then there's a good chance you fall into the same category of guitarist that I do: a gamer who's fumbled behind the bike sheds of musical ambition in the past and left feeling rather sheepish and incapable, yet still enamoured with the prospect of making more meaningful progress.

The limited edition Pikachu-flavoured 3DS XL will be available in the UK from 7th December, Nintendo has announced.

DirectX 11.1 is exclusive to the divisive Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft has confirmed.

'Numinous' is what used to be called a ten-cent word. That means you can be smug that you know what it means, but when you then try and actually use it in a sentence, you end up feeling a weird strain of overbearing shame. 'Numinous' refers to anything that provides a strong sense of a supernatural, often religious, presence, I gather; as terms go, it does not play particularly well with other parts of the English language. It does not land lightly on the page, does it? “Joe opened the microwave and immediately felt numinous.” “How was the corporate picnic, darling?” “Oh, you know, numinous.” Well buckle up, word fans: Kairo feels like rather a numinous sort of game, and I'm afraid there's nothing much we can do about that.

A gallery of new Grand Theft Auto 5 screenshots published by Gamer.nl has detailed more of the game's world, said to be "five times bigger" than Rockstar's cowboy epic Red Dead Redemption.

UPDATE: Blockbuster has been in touch to let us know that it will open over 450 stores at midnight tonight to sell Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

UK video game shop chain GAME has claimed it's “in good shape” despite the collapse of Comet, also owned by OpCapita.

Treyarch has published its Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 security and enforcement policy, outlining the behaviour that will result in a ban.

UPDATE: Nintendo has confirmed Nintendo Network ID replaces Friend Codes for the Wii U.

Nintendo has not included a system-wide achievement system in the Wii U, the developer of Scribblenauts Unlimited has revealed.

A new art exhibition is today auctioning off game pictures for charity SpecialEffect.

The original Doom 3 is back on Steam.

British game design legend Peter Molyneux has asked for donations to help get his social experiment app working again.

Blizzard has hit out at a law suit that calls into question the way the company protects player information.

Gabe Newell has confirmed what we all suspected: that Valve is working on a new game engine, undoubtedly Source 2.

This is an import review of the North American edition of the Zone of the Enders HD Collection. The European version is due out on 30th November.

Every now and then seemingly every development team on Earth will become obsessed by something glittery. They'll crowd round it and make hubbub noises, before dashing back to their design coops to create their vision. For a slice of the last decade the obsession was rudimentary NPC squad control. Every game was at it whether it needed it (Brothers in Arms, SWAT 4, Republic Commando) or not (Half-Life 2, Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault). Freedom Fighters, however, did it best.

Unknown Worlds' shooter/strategy hybrid Natural Selection 2 has gotten off to a rousing start grossing over $1 million in its first week on the market.

Across 31 months and four different iPads, Apple has played it remarkably safe when it comes to revising the form factor of its mega-selling tablet. Edges have been tapered, heft has been reduced (and then bulked up a touch), but the overall size, shape and feel of the product has remained fairly consistent while processing power and display quality have been the focus for change. These aspects are very important for some, but for the mainstream audience the look and feel of the device is perhaps more relevant.

Last month we investigated how Minecraft was being used in classrooms all over the world, but it's far from the only mainstream game adapted to education. The Jackson School in Victoria, Australia, which specialises in kids with special needs, has found success using Double Fine's Kinect-exclusive Happy Action Theater.