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Google has broken European antitrust laws and as a result could be fined up to 10 per cent of its annual earnings, the European Commission has said. The search giant is accused of abusing its dominant position in the markets for general internet search services [in the EEA] by systematically …

Speakers include Facebook, Google, Sony, Bigpoint, Kabam, Gameloft, Unity and more

Ubisoft has hinted that more releases set in the Child of Light universe are on the way. Taking to Twitter, the creative director of last year’s UbiArt Frameworks RPG title, Patrick Plourde, said that more projects set in the same universe are in development. Note, projects. Plourde and Ubisoft is …

Sales and trade-in of retro hardware, games and accessories is to be reintroduced to GameStop stores in the US. IGN reports that the program is planned for introduction in 250 of its stores, with most” retro systems dating back to the NES being supported including the SNES, Mega Drive (known …

American government hosts first Games for Learning Summit

Insomniac Games – the developer behind PlayStation series Ratchet & Clank and Xbox One-exclusive Sunset Overdrive – is releasing its first PC title next week. Entitled Slow Down, Bull, the game will be available on Steam from Monday April 20th. It will set consumers back $5.99 (roughly 4). According to …

Three new retro Sega titles have been confirmed for Sega’s 3D Classics selection on 3DS. July will see the release of 3D Streets of Rage 2, which as the name suggests is an adapted version of the 1993 Mega Drive side-scrolling fighter of the same name. In August Treasure’s 2D …

iPhone and some Android owners are now able to play Hearthstone on their mobile phones. A universal update to both the iOS and Android versions of the game means it is now compatible with iPhones (4S and beyond) and assorted Android (4.0 minimum) handsets – although support for the latter …

Assassin’s Creed and Watch Dogs producer to discuss her career in games development

Impeller Studios working on virtual reality title powered by Autodesk’s new Stingray game engine