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New feature allows studios to replace finished campaign with gateway to finished product

Gabe Newell opens up on famous flat management structure, cliques and finances

Age ratings body PEGI says getting on the Google Play store is a major win for the games industry and consumers. PEGI struck a deal to rate apps and games on Google Play as part of an ‘international coalition’ of ratings bodies, which includes ESRB in the US, USK in …

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