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Double Fine is looking to prove their crowdfunding success on Kickstarter was more than a flash in the pan for the studio. In an interview with VentureBeat, the developer describes its hope to maintain independence by continuing to look to crowdfunding and private investing as consistent methods for funding future …

Starhawk, Lightbox Entertainement’s follow-up to popular PS3 multiplayer game Warhawk, has received a free update, which includes two new maps for free. The 1.03 update also includes an increased level cap, team balance fixes, improved voice chat, and various other tweaks. The major talking point, however, is the Cypress Map …

Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s brand new multiplayer has been inspired by the eSports phenomenon, the developer has told MCV. Both Activision and developer Treyarch took to the stage ahead of Gamescom in Cologne last night to reveal a new Call of Duty multiplayer that is not just targeting …

Mojang’s smash hit Minecraft has eclipsed the 7m mark for units sold on its original platform alone. The PC sales figure is just the latest in a string of significant milestones for the title, which smashed XBLA records when it debuted on the 360 earlier this year. More than 7 …

Frag-Nation, who along with Blur, recently set up quarterly competitive gaming property FragFest, has announced that it is expanding the inaugural event with the inclusion of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament at FragFest 1 will also act as a launch celebration for the latest installment in one …

The release of multiplayer brawler PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale has been pushed back to 21st November 2012. The game was earlier set to hit stands on 24th October. The announcement was made on the official PlayStation Blog by Chan Park, president of developer SuperBot Entertainment, who said that the additional …

Epic Games has bought the remaining stake in Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgment developer People Can Fly. Epic already owned a majority stake in the Polish developer, and with this move, the studio is now wholly owned by Gears of War and Unreal creator Epic. The acquisition has had …

Wildly popular indie game reaches another milestone in just three months

Entertainment retailer HMV is to allow customers to order items online for pickup in their local store. It’s a model already successfully utilised by other UK retailers such as Argos, PC World and Tesco. Amongst other pledges in its recent financial report, HMV directors said they were committed to developing …

GAME OF THE DAY: There are few core game genres that have successfully excelled on iOS. Cave shooters are certainly one of them. For those who are yet to experience ‘the Cave way’, it goes something like this: You fly a 2D ship horizontally or vertically along a level while …