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Australia has long been notorious for the costly price of games. A report from the government House of Representatives Infrastructure and Communications Committee found that of 20 recent titles, only one was priced close to its American counterpart, with the rest costing anywhere between 40 and 90 per cent more. …

Developers can now apply for grants from the US government towards the development of any games created for educational purposes. The Small Business Innovation Research program is open to small business firms with fewer than 500 employees for the research, development and evaluation of commercially viable educational products. Grants range …

Surprise! Codemasters has not only announced a new game in the Dirt series, but has actually already released it. Dirt Rally is a PC-only game and is available right now on Steam Early Access for 24.99. The price will increase over time, however. The publisher says the racer features a …

The mobile market has grown to such an extent that revenues are trickling further down the charts. That’s according to Warner Bros Interactive’s senior VP of mobile, social and emerging platforms Greg Ballard, who told Games Industry that a top 50 title can in today’s market still make decent returns. …

Nearly 100 games businesses are now set to attend May 14th’s interface – and amongst them are over 30 games studios looking for a publisher. If you’re looking to sign fresh games content for PC, console or mobile, Interface is perfect for you. The B2B pitching and presentation event includes …

Develop asks Geomerics director Chris Doran what it hopes to achieve with the latest update and the newest tool in its arsenal

Will you score a publishing deal at our new pitching and presentation event? Interface takes place on May 14th in London

Such has been the backlash to Steam’s introduction of paid-for mods that Valve founder Gabe Newell has taken to Reddit to address one of the move’s most critical communities. Premium mods went live last week but quickly evoked a fearsome response online. Our goal is to make modding better for …

Members of the Unreal Engine community share some of the technology’s most helpful features

We now have a concrete idea of what Call of Duty will look like when it arrives in November. Call of Duty: Black Ops III continues the series’ recent near-future theme, with a heavy emphasis on augmentation – as per last week’s teaser video. The plot takes place directly after …