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Minecraft’s default female character Alex will be added to console versions of the game later this week, Mojang has revealed. Owners of PlayStation and/or Xbox editions of the game will receive the Alex skins as a free update this Wednesday, according to a post by Mojang’s Owen Hill on the …

Konami has announced it is no longer trading in the New York Stock Exchange. The publisher voluntarily delisted itself from the NYSE market – effective as of last Friday, April 24th. Company shares can still be traded in America’s over-the-counter market, and the firm will maintain its listings on the …

Grand Theft Auto V held tight to the top spot on Steam’s weekly best selling products chart, but Killing Floor 2 arguably had a better showing with two of its products finishing in the top three. Killing Floor 2 took the runner-up spot, while the game’s Digital Deluxe Edition finished …

Silent Hills is officially no more. Konami is committed to new Silent Hill titles, however the embryonic Silent Hills project developed with Guillermo del Toro and featuring the likeness of Norman Reedus will not be continued,” the publisher told Kotaku. In terms of Kojima and Del Toro being involved, discussions …

Skyrim mod creator Chesko has said he’s done with Steam Workshop mod support after clashing with Valve over his controversial Art of the Catch mod. It was reported last week that the fishing mod, which was one of the first premium mods to be made available on the service, became …

Australia has long been notorious for the costly price of games. A report from the government House of Representatives Infrastructure and Communications Committee found that of 20 recent titles, only one was priced close to its American counterpart, with the rest costing anywhere between 40 and 90 per cent more. …

Developers can now apply for grants from the US government towards the development of any games created for educational purposes. The Small Business Innovation Research program is open to small business firms with fewer than 500 employees for the research, development and evaluation of commercially viable educational products. Grants range …

Surprise! Codemasters has not only announced a new game in the Dirt series, but has actually already released it. Dirt Rally is a PC-only game and is available right now on Steam Early Access for 24.99. The price will increase over time, however. The publisher says the racer features a …

The mobile market has grown to such an extent that revenues are trickling further down the charts. That’s according to Warner Bros Interactive’s senior VP of mobile, social and emerging platforms Greg Ballard, who told Games Industry that a top 50 title can in today’s market still make decent returns. …

Nearly 100 games businesses are now set to attend May 14th’s interface – and amongst them are over 30 games studios looking for a publisher. If you’re looking to sign fresh games content for PC, console or mobile, Interface is perfect for you. The B2B pitching and presentation event includes …