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Collaboration with Code.org aims to encourage children into programming with free tutorial

PlayStation Vita owners eligible in the class action lawsuit brought against Sony for deceptive advertising of its handheld have received instructions on how to collect cash, PlayStation Store credit, or free games. Polygon reports anyone that purchased a PS Vita in the US prior to June 2012 qualifies for a …

Magicka 2 will launch on PS4 and Windows PC next month, publisher Paradox Interactive has announced. The sequel to Arrowhead’s popular 2011 release will arrive on May 26th for the platforms. A Linux port is planned for later this year as well. With Arrowhead moving on, Pieces Interactive has taken …

Grand Theft Auto V is on top of this week’s Steam best sellers, with pre-orders picking up ahead of its PC release next week. Pillars of Eternity finished in the runner-up position, ahead of Cities: Skylines and Elite: Dangerous – which just recenltly released on Steam and makes its debut …

New digital content creation tool launches in May

Cancelled shooter was “very close” to alpha state, Human Head disputes claims of quality issues

Anthony Burch discusses why character-centric reasons for completing tasks are equally as good as mechanical reasons for plot

Twitch viewers are being invited to take part in an interactive reveal” of a new title that very much looks like the next Deus Ex game. It’s called CantKillProgress and can be viewed here or at the bottom of this story. Right now it shows some looped video of a …

Human Head Studios takes us through the aftermath of having the plug pulled on its biggest project

Four of the biggest video game TV ad spenders in the US in Q1 were mobile game companies. VentureBeat reports that iSpot data shows that the four companies in question – King (Candy Crush Saga), Machine Zone (Game of War), Supercell (Clash of Clans) and uCool (Heroes Charge) – spent …