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Nearly 400 games companies using firm's back-end services

Nordhagen's new studio working on folk song-inspired Where The Water Tastes Like Wine

Upcoming rogue-like The Flame in the Flood raises $180,000 – $30,000 over goal and 16 days early

Indie sells his half of company and gives up rights to IP

Robotic toy company adds ex-Epic president to its board

American heavy metal band Metallica will play at BlizzCon 2014 in Los Angeles next month. The band will feature as part of the closing concert on November 8th, with virtual tickets available for those who haven’t got tickets for the sold out event but wish to access a stream. Performers …

Intel Developer Blog: How the Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager can be used to test and debug applications

The difference between male and female salaries at Microsoft is just half a per cent on a global basis, CEO Satya Nadella has said. The number comes as the exec continues his charm offensive in the wake of comments made earlier this month when he advised women that not asking …

The Pokmon Company has released yet another title on Apple platforms. It’s called Pokmon Camp and revolves around the idea of teaching gamers to become Pokmon trainers. Activities include using a spyglass to hunt for Pokmon, Pok Ball hurling, quizzes, type matching tests, photo editing and assorted mini-games. Kids will …

The developer whose game was removed from Steam after he threatened the life of Valve boss Gabe Newell has left studio Code Averice. Mike Maulbeck courted controversy yesterday when he flipped his lid after his title Paranautical Activity was accidentally listed as an Early Access game on Steam. [It was] …