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The price war that erupted in the games market before Christmas may have hurt GAME’s bottom line, but the retailer says it won’t be backing away from Black Friday. Last year’s Black Friday saw major games and consoles cut by as much as 40 per cent, and GAME felt the …

Intel Developer Blog: A look at the firm's RealSense technology and free SDK

The creators of a new entry in the Toejam & Earl series have seen their game successfully funded Kickstarter. The project has reached its lofty $400k funding goal with over a day to go, currently standing at $430,581 with 31 hours remaining. Almost 7,700 backers have pledged to the project …

Platform holder president insists DeNA partnership was not made "out of a lack of options"

Blizzard plans to sue Shanghai-based developer Lilith Games over its mobile game Soul Clash. The title was published by Longtu Games in Taiwan and China as DOTA Legend, which also translates to Turret Legend. Unlike Blizzard’s Dota, the game is actually a card collection and battle game rather than a …

Tags also proving to be useful, but curator impact “not as high” as Valve would like

Scheme expected to reach more than 200 schools and 50,000 children across country

New initiative from leading Swedish devs signs top talent to support new studios

Publisher EA has explained its recent changes to FIFA Ultimate Team’s card pricing structure after the largely critical fan reaction. Earlier this month EA introduced price ranges for cards being traded by players, defining both the minimum and maximum prices they could be sold for. Many players were upset by …

After the success of The Sims 3, The Sims 4 seemed like a sure-fire hit. Released in 2009, The Sims 3 sold 1.4 million units in its first week and went on to tot up more than 10 million sales. A sequel – and further success – was inevitable. But …