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Read More »Real Racing 3 smashes series’ download records
One of the great things about the internet is that it gives everyone a voice. But one of the bad things about the internet is that it gives everyone a voice. Remember the furore that erupted over EA and Firemonkey’s decision to make Real Racing 3 a F2P title? Remember …
Read More »GameMaker engine opens for Linux development
Support for new platform reaches 20 million potential users
Read More »Dixons wants its Gaming Bunker to be London’s destination for PC gamers
Computing giant Dixons wants to build a community of gamers with its new London games zone. The firm’s Currys/PC World Gaming Bunker on Tottenham Court Road features ten networked PCs in a 500 sq ft space, and each computer is loaded with free-to-play and boxed PC games, and a range …
Read More »Xi3 launches war of words with Valve
Valve seems to have ruffled some feathers with its recent assertion that it is not connected in any way with Xi3’s Piston Steam Box. A statement from Valve yesterday claimed that the company began some exploratory work with Xi3 last year, but currently has no involvement in any product of …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: March 3-9
Valve has revealed the latest weekly top ten selling products on Steam. Bohemia Interactive titles claim three of the ten slots, with the alpha launch of Arma 3 propelling pre-orders for the game to the top spot. Arma II products also came in fifth and seventh. Tomb Raider backed up …
Read More »Internal Maxis memo admits SimCity backlash is "fair"
A memo from Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw circulated within the studio reveals how much the troubled launch of SimCity has hurt the developer. "I’ll start by saying that I couldn’t be more proud of SimCity and the Maxis team that made it and are supporting it," it reads, as …
Read More »Perhaps THIS is the name of the next Deux Ex game?
Last week we thought Deus Ex: Human Defiance might be the name of the next Deus Ex game. But a week is a long time ago. It seems that Human Defiance was in fact associated with the upcoming Deus Ex movie, as opposed to any new game releases. Don’t fret, …
Read More »Torment Kickstarter shatters records, hits $1.5m in under a day
It’s safe to say Brian Fargo’s latest Kickstarter effort, Torment: Tides of Numenera, will indeed be funded. The project shattered Kickstater records earlier today, when it surpassed the $1m milestone right around six hours into the 30-day donation period. Currently, the Kickstarter page displays over $1.58m pledged by nearly 30,000 …
Read More »Speed up your cross-platform app development
Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog reports on Intel's free App Framework, as used by PayPal and Badoo
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