CEO Matias Myllyrinne says "the bets are getting bigger and bigger" and "life's too short" to not take risks.

Remedy CEO Matias Myllyrinne believes the industry is going through "tremendous change" and says his studio is doing all it can to break new ground with its latest project, Quantum Break.

Speaking with GamesIndustry International, Myllyrinne said the success of Remedy's iOS game Death Rally and continuing sales of Alan Wake have given the company financial stability.

However, he said it remains important for Remedy to take risks, something he believes the company is doing with Quantum Break--an Xbox One-exclusive paired with a live-action TV show.

"You need to take risks, we need to take risks. Both creatively and to do things differently to what we've done before," Myllyrinne said. "Doing things the way you've done them in the past’ you'll stagnate and die."

"And with Quantum Break, there's a ton of new challenges that we're getting our heads around. We're out of pre-production and it feels like we're in a good spot," he added.

Overall, Myllyrinne said the industry is moving through a state of colossal change, and though the risks are getting larger and larger, he argued, life is too short not to try new things.

"The industry is going through tremendous change," he said. "The bets are getting bigger and bigger. We need to be responsible about the choices we make. For us, it's better to set out and do something very ambitious and hard rather than not. Life's too short."

Myllyrinne also discussed the TV show component of Quantum Break. He confirmed that the pilot episode--filmed in Los Angeles--has been shot, but would not give any details regarding the talent behind the program.

Quantum Break will launch exclusively for the Xbox One in 2014. The game, according to its official announcement, "blurs the line between television and gameplay, integrating the two into one seamless, uniquely immersive experience."

For more, check out GameSpot's previous coverage of Quantum Break.

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Wii U action game hitting eShop next month for $18; optional NFC figures will be sold at GameStop for $4 each.

The Pokemon Company and Nintendo announced today that Pokemon Rumble U will launch August 29 in the Wii U eShop for $18. The game will not be sold at retail.

It is the first Pokemon game exclusively for the Wii U and the first Wii U title to feature near-field communication figures. The physical toys, optional for gameplay, will be sold exclusively at GameStop for $4 each.

A total of 18 Pokemon toys will be available for purchase, including Pikachu, Victini, Deoxys, Eevee, and Genesect.

Similar to Activision's Skylanders series, the toys will link up with Pokemon Rumble U through the Wii U GamePad. The toys can save in-game data, allowing players to take them wherever they go while keeping their statistics intact.

Pokemon Rumble U features all 649 Pokemon from Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 and sports single-player and multiplayer modes.

Activision's Skylanders series has made over $1 billion and sold over 100 million toys. The third game in the series, Skylanders Swap Force, is due for release this fall.

Disney is also working on its own similar title, Disney Infinity, for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, 3DS, and Wii U in August.

In addition, Rovio Entertainment's newly announced Angry Birds Star Wars II will allow players to purchase physical toys and scan them into the game.

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Lego expanding Minecraft offerings with sets centering on The Village and The Nether; will launch September 1 for $35.

Two new Lego Minecraft sets will be unveiled today at Comic-Con, Lego has confirmed with GameSpot sister site CNET.

The two new models will center on The Village and The Nether. Each will be available beginning September 1 for $35.

The Village, which can be split into four sections and configured in multiple ways, will include a constructible villager and pig, and zombie Micromob figures. The Nether set includes the Obsidian Nether Portal, flowing lava, gravel, and bedrock, and it features two Ghast and one zombie Pigman.

Upon launch in September, the sets will be available in limited quantities due to an "expedited timeline" of six months for design and production of the units, according to Lego's Minecraft brand manager, Michelle Wilson.

The first Lego Minecraft set--Micro World--launched last summer and is available today for $50.

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Lego expanding Minecraft offerings with sets centering on The Village and The Nether; will launch September 1 for $35.

Two new Lego Minecraft sets will be unveiled today at Comic-Con, Lego has confirmed with GameSpot sister site CNET.

The two new models will center on The Village and The Nether. Each will be available beginning September 1 for $35.

The Village, which can be split into four sections and configured in multiple ways, will include a constructible villager and pig, and zombie Micromob figures. The Nether set includes the Obsidian Nether Portal, flowing lava, gravel, and bedrock, and it features two Ghast and one zombie Pigman.

Upon launch in September, the sets will be available in limited quantities due to an "expedited timeline" of six months for design and production of the units, according to Lego's Minecraft brand manager, Michelle Wilson.

The first Lego Minecraft set--Micro World--launched last summer and is available today for $50.

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Lego expanding Minecraft offerings with sets centering on The Village and The Nether; will launch September 1 for $35.

Two new Lego Minecraft sets will be unveiled today at Comic-Con, Lego has confirmed with GameSpot sister site CNET.

The two new models will center on The Village and The Nether. Each will be available beginning September 1 for $35.

The Village, which can be split into four sections and configured in multiple ways, will include a constructible villager and pig, and zombie Micromob figures. The Nether set includes the Obsidian Nether Portal, flowing lava, gravel, and bedrock, and it features two Ghast and one zombie Pigman.

Upon launch in September, the sets will be available in limited quantities due to an "expedited timeline" of six months for design and production of the units, according to Lego's Minecraft brand manager, Michelle Wilson.

The first Lego Minecraft set--Micro World--launched last summer and is available today for $50.

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Lego expanding Minecraft offerings with sets centering on The Village and The Nether; will launch September 1 for $35.

Two new Lego Minecraft sets will be unveiled today at Comic-Con, Lego has confirmed with GameSpot sister site CNET.

The two new models will center on The Village and The Nether. Each will be available beginning September 1 for $35.

The Village, which can be split into four sections and configured in multiple ways, will include a constructible villager and pig, and zombie Micromob figures. The Nether set includes the Obsidian Nether Portal, flowing lava, gravel, and bedrock, and it features two Ghast and one zombie Pigman.

Upon launch in September, the sets will be available in limited quantities due to an "expedited timeline" of six months for design and production of the units, according to Lego's Minecraft brand manager, Michelle Wilson.

The first Lego Minecraft set--Micro World--launched last summer and is available today for $50.

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Undead Labs' zombie game hitting PC with enhanced graphics and improved frame rate for capable systems.

Undead Labs' zombie title State of Decay, which has sold more than 500,000 copies through Xbox Live, is coming to the PC later this year. Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain announced the news during a recent live stream.

The PC version of State of Decay will feature enhanced graphics and an improved frame rate for high-end systems, though it won't have any different content or features.

For time and testing reasons, the company explained, the PC version of State of Decay will not have modding tools, though the company has "no objection" to mods or modders.

"We look forward to seeing what our PC players come up with," the developer said.

State of Decay for the PC will be featured in Steam's Early Access program, and the initial release will support controllers only "for the purposes of feedback." The final version will "of course" have keyboard/mouse support, the developer said.

For more on State of Decay, check out GameSpot's review.

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Crysis developer seeking programmer to work on Linux version of 3D game engine.

Crysis developer Crytek has posted a job listing (via Joystiq) calling for a programmer to work on bringing its CryEngine 3 to the Linux operating system.

"The CryEngine team is looking for a programmer to work on the Linux version of the 3D engine," reads the job advertisement.

CryEngine 3 is the latest version of Crytek's proprietary game engine. It has powered current-generation games like Crysis 3 and is also equipped for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Half-Life and Counter-Strike studio Valve recently brought Steam to Linux.

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Cinematic director says fans will be "really excited to play this story," while producer teases "things are really moving forward."

Production on the next Mass Effect game is moving ahead at full steam and with enthusiasm from the development team, according to comments from lead designers made on Twitter.

"New #MassEffect story and main character reviews today. This sh**'s gettin' real! I think the fans will be really excited to play this story," cinematic director Ken Thain said.

Mass Effect producer Mike Gamble echoed Thain's comments, saying, "Lots of great @masseffect meetings today. Things are really moving forward. It's great to be involved in the universe again."

BioWare has not released any official information about the next Mass Effect title, but the developer has not shied away from giving vague details about the project.

Yesterday, BioWare Montreal studio director Yanick Roy said the upcoming Mass Effect game will "be friendly both to old fans and newcomers." He added that the game will retain the franchise's open-mindedness when it comes to gender options and GLBTI-inclusive stories.

BioWare announced the next Mass Effect game last September. It will not feature Commander Shepard, as his story came to a close in last year's Mass Effect 3.

The untitled game will run on the Frostbite 3 engine and, according to executive producer Casey Hudson, will be "fresh and new."

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After legal struggle, Microsoft lawyers take ownership of XboxOne.com and XboxOne.net.

After filing a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum in May, Microsoft now officially owns the domains XboxOne.com and XboxOne.net, according to a new report from Fusible.

The initial complaint was filed in late May, following Microsoft's official announcement of the Xbox One during a high-profile event at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

It is believed that Microsoft did not register the XboxOne.com domain earlier because doing so could have given away the name of the company's next-generation console.

Microsoft is now the only platform holder to own domain names related to its next-generation console. Sony does not own PlayStation4.com, and Nintendo does not own WiiU.com.

The Xbox One launches in November for $500.

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