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The mobile version of Mojang’s indie hit Minecraft has received a significant update for iOS and Android devices. Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.3.0 adds a crafting interface similar to the PC version. Players can now build new items and materials, which most would agree is a big part of Minecraft (hey, …
Read More »Valve: Bad games are industry’s biggest problem
The games sector will 'live or die based on whether it can find new ways to make users happy', says Newell
Read More »Valve confirms interest in building ‘living-room and mobile hardware’
Gabe Newell says studio is looking at 'open hardware solution in both the living-room and mobile spaces'
Read More »Retailer vows to share 10% of pre-owned revenue with publishers
New US online retailer EKGaming has made a remarkable pledge – to share ten per cent of its pre-owned revenues with publishers. It hopes to encourage what it describes as a circle of life” in retail that benefits all parts of the chain. It has also pledged to better the …
Read More »Crysis 3 to deliver DX11 visuals on PS3, Xbox 360
German developer Crytek has said that it is focused on delivering DirectX 11 level graphics on Xbox 360 and PS3 for its upcoming release Crysis 3. DirectX 11 is a graphical standard currently reserved for high-end PC games, although the studio is convinced it can get Crysis 3 running on …
Read More »Heroes of Ruin becomes GAME exclusive in UK
The GAME is well and truly on. Having yesterday announced that it had secured an exclusive Assassin’s Creed III SKU, GAME has today gone one step further by nabbing exclusive UK rights to Heroes of Ruin. The Square Enix RPG is due out on 3DS in the UK on June …
Read More »GameStop expands PC offer
US retail giant GameStop has announced a fresh push into the digital PC space. As of yesterday the retailer claims to have upwards of 1,500 PC titles available at each of its 4,400 US stores. They are sold in the form of codes that can be redeemed against a PC …
Read More »Free Skype app hitting Vita tomorrow
Sony announced that a free Skype app will be released for the PlayStation Vita tomorrow. It will be available on PSN via the ‘Media & Apps Social’ category at some point tomorrow morning (April 25th). Once installed it will enable owners to make video and audio calls over a Wi-Fi …
Read More »VIDEO: Crysis 3 gets gameplay trailer
EA has released the first gameplay video for 2013 shooter Crysis 3. In it we see more details about the Domes that now dominate New York. 40 years on from the events of Crysis 2, New York lies in ruins and is segregated into a number of areas by large …
Read More »Android piracy rate "the worst" SI has ever seen
Sports Interactive has said that the piracy levels it has experienced with the Android version of Football Manager Handheld are the worst” it’s ever seen. The Android version was released two weeks ago and has so far suffered a piracy rate of 9:1. The game typically suffers a 5:1 piracy …
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