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South Africa’s games industry is increasingly dominated by digital titles from other countries – but, despite this, the local market is growing. Local games organisation Make Games South Africa (MGSA) estimates that South Africa consumers spend 2.2 billion Rand (0.1bn) on games each year, primarily on mobile. Console is the …

Telltale has provided the first look at its episodic collaboration with Mojang, Minecraft: Story Mode. The studio peeled back the curtain on their latest crossover effort at MineCon 2015 this past weekend in London. The debut trailer introduces the game’s protagonist Jesse, voiced by comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, along …

Microsoft-owned studio Mojang has announced Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition for release later this year. The unveiling of the latest edition of the hit sandbox title came via MineCon 2015 in London over the past weekend, where thedeveloper confirmeda beta of the Windows 10 version will launch on July 29th– the …

Club Nintendo has officially shut down in North America, with plans to discontinue Nintendo’s rewards program later this year in Europe, Japan and Australia. The Club Nintendo website has been updated with an image of a Mario, hat in hand and head bowed in recognition of the closure. "Club Nintendo …

The idea of pre-owned digital games has been flying around for a while, and retailer GameStop still hopes to one day get the idea off the ground. "It’s still an opportunity that’s out there," GameStop merchandising director Eric Bright told GameSpot during a meeting at E3 last month. "I think …

Reddit user spends whole day at Warframe studio, uncovers secret game, enjoys free lunch

A Canadian gamer spent the day posing as a developer in the offices of Warframe developer Digital Extremes – and discovered details about an unannounced title in the process. Kotaku has verified the legitimacy of claims made on Reddit (which have since been deleted) in which a user named UndercoverLegend …

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Want to unlock some virtual currency in that smartphone game you’ve been playing? Are you willing to charge about the garden for half an hour to do it? That’s idea behind a new startup called PowaBand. It’s a fitness tracker designed for kids aged 6-16. The device (which houses a …