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Microcomputer to offered to teachers to combat computing education crisis

A worldwide embargo on Bungie’s Destiny lifted yesterday to reveal… well, not a huge amount about the game, if we’re being honest. What is clear is that Destiny, Bungie’s first project since leaving behind the world-beating Halo series, is a hugely ambitious title. Or series of titles, spanning a number …

Famed developer thought to have met with Japanese publisher

Backwards compatibility will come through streaming tech

Industry veteran Ken Fee delves into why game development courses deserve more credit, and support

The Activision-published Angry Birds Trilogy has passed 1m unit sales at retail. There are two ways to interpret that stat. On the one hand, many scoffed at the idea of selling games that can be downloaded for 69p on smartphone at a far higher RRP on a disc. On that …

Sources claim photo showing touchscreen control is genuine

South Korean giant to use Epic's dev platform build 'top tier games of a massive scale'

Global games retailer GameStop has been lobbying platform holder Microsoft to try and persuade it to abandon its rumoured plans to block pre-owned software on the Next Xbox. "Sony has said publicly that they don’t intend to block used games on their next console. Microsoft has not commented on the …

More than three years after it was released on Xbox 360 and PS3, Double Fine’s Jack Black-starring ode to metal is coming to PC. The game is currently available for preorder on Steam at a discounted $14.99 (regular price is $19.99). The PC version promises enhanced visuals and improved performance, …