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Wired Productions, an independent games publisher & production studio, will be attending Interface this week to find the next big thing, or breakout indie hit. Interface, which takes place on Thursday November 12th in London, is the UK’s interactive content marketplace, with private pitching, games showcase, funding advice and more. …

Fallout 4 has only been on shelves for just over a day and has wasted no time in breaking records. In the last 24 hours, the latest entry in Bethesda’s apocalyptic action RPG saw 445,546 players on Steam, making it the non-Valve game with the highest concurrent player number. That’s …

Interface– the UK’s interactive content marketplace, presented by MCV and Develop -takes place tomorrow,November 12that St Mary’s Church in London (see map below). The full schdule can be seen below, complete with conference sesions, private pitching, games showcase, funding advice and more. Registration opens at 9.30am, with the three main …

Warner Bros is having a great year thanks to a strong performance from its interactive entertainment division, parent company Time Warner has announced. The company mentioned its game division’s stellar performance on multiple occasions throughout its third quarter report. Revenue for Warner Bros division – which includes both games and …

In a rather ironic short posted to eSports weekly, Steven Arhancet, co-owner of Team Liquid, and Jason Lake, owner of Complexity, discussed the involvement of sponsorship in eSports. Host Kevin Knocke opened the segment with an astounding figure of 80% which makes up eSports revenue, which begs the question – …

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2K Games has announced the Borderlands Triple Pack retail bundle for release later this month. The Triple Pack combines Borderlands, Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Prequel, along with all bonus content for each, into one tidy release. The $49.99/38.81 package will arrive on November 17thfor PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. …

Blizzard is seeking a senior software engineer to bring some of its classic games up to proper working order for modern computers. Polygonreports on the listing, which name drops Starcraft, Diablo II, and Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. All three are currently supported on Battle.net, but Blizzard is looking to …