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In part two of our interview with Jayont R Sharma, chariman and CEO of Milestone Interactive, he tells us about the company’s new business ventures – namely retail and game development – as well as the opportunities for venturing into video game rentals and digital distribution. You can read part …
Read More »Lexis Numerique: Nintendo doesn’t push digital enough
There is 'no proper marketplace' for digital games on Nintendo platforms, claims dev
Read More »Slender: The Arrival video game will be a commercial release
If you thought free to download PC game Slender: The Eight Pages was scary, then the next chapter in the Slenderman’s video game career could just finish you off. Slender: The Arrival was revealed last week, but a few more detail about the game have been dug up. It’s being …
Read More »Valve to begin Steam Linux beta next week
External testing period to commence later in October for 1,000 users
Read More »Future’s digital magazine sales pass £5m in 11 months
Publishing giant Future is seemingly making good on its plans to successfully transition into the new digital world. The company reports that it has sold over 5m worth of digital magazines for Apple devices in the last 11 months, or since the launch of Apple Newsstand. T3 is the current …
Read More »Bungie saw Halo Wars as ‘whoring out the franchise’
Microsoft forced Ensemble into turning RTS title into Halo game, says studio founder
Read More »PS3 Essentials out this week; India pricing confirmed
The first-party line-up of PS3 Essentials will be in stores across India by this weekend, Sony has confirmed. The Essentials is a budget line-up that consists of older, popular PS3 games re-released at lower prices and with a distinctive cover art. Sony has confirmed that the line-up will be priced …
Read More »Skylanders gets the Mega Bloks treatment
Mega Brands will bring the popular blind format to the world of jigsaws when it launches its new Skylanders Giants Blind Pack puzzles this October. In the Mega Puzzles line an assortment of six jigsaws are available and each one features a mystery character for kids to discover. The brand …
Read More »Nexon and NCsoft in Valve buyout talks – report
Valve, the company that does not want to be sold, is being linked to another buyout. This time the allegations say that two of Korea’s gaming powerhouses, NCsoft and Nexon, are in active talks to acquire the Half-Life developer and PC gaming powerhouse. The reports stem from Joonang News, which …
Read More »Steam publishes first Greenlight game McPixel
First of ten games to pass through community voting service is now available
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