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Second generation of Fabric’s tech adds Canvas visual programming system

A new set of consumer rights laws comes into effect today that give buyers the right to a full refund on any faulty digital purchase for 30 days. This is particularly pertinent for gamers, with an increasing number of titles hitting shelves in a state many would consider to be …

Developer RosePortal Games has had all user reviews wiped for its PC RPG Epic Quest of the 4 Crystals by Valve. Kotaku reports that it was discovered the developer was giving away keys for the title in exchange for user reviews. As users’ lack of disclosure left Valve unable to …

Tickets now on sale for the second outing of the UK’s interactive content marketplace

UK games industry legend Charles Cecil MBE will present the keynote at the upcoming Interface event. Cecil co-founded Revolution back in 1990, and created the Broken Sword franchise. He is on the Board of Governors of the British Film Institute (BFI) and Screen Yorkshire, the regional agency that supports film, …

Eight partner charities receive £70,500 each

Sony did not expect the PlayStation 4 to sell as well as it is, and this has caused a few problems. That’s according to the publisher’s head of worldwide studios, Shuhei Yoshida, who – speaking to Eurogamer – says that the console is currently tracking ahead of its internal predictions. …

Splosion Man studio to continue working with platform holder as it focuses on indie development

Pro gamers switch titles all the time, but genres? That’s a rare thing indeed. Yet that’s exactly the route former Halo and Call of Duty champ Scott ‘Gandhi’ Lussier has taken. An elite shooter happiest with a controller in his hand, Lussier nonetheless made the switch to MOBAs last year, …

GamesAid has once again smashed its funding record and is giving away more money to more charities. The UK industry charity, which raises money for disadvantaged young people, raised 564,000 over the last year – up 29 per cent compared with the year previously. Since GamesAid’s inception, the charity has …