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Portal developer offers Steam accounts, Valve games and Source SDK to students

18 staff affected as new company takes reigns on RaceRoom Racing Experience

Egmont Publishing is releasing a new Minecraft book called Blockopedia. This hexagonal book is a ‘comprehensive reference tool for beginners and more experienced players alike’, written by former Edge editor Alex Wiltshire and is accurate up to the latest 1.8 game update. Working closely with Mojang, we wanted to make …

Music show The Voice is to feature in a new karaoke title. Going by the same name, the game is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 as well – get this – Wii U and Wii on October 21st. The game will ship with a microphone. Impress the coaches and …

PopCap Games composer Guy Whitmore discusses the advantages of scoring your game, within the game

Over 50 different companies are sending delegates to next week’s Games Retail 2020, MCV’s brand new event dedicated to the future of selling games. The full list of represented companies in the room on Tuesday, September 16th’s day long conference can be found below. Games Retail 2020 delves into a …

Capcom has revealed that its next Resident Evil release will be episodic. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 will be released in four chunks across one month in early 2015 on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, with each priced at $5.99 or all four available for $24.99. The Complete …

Valve will expand its support of iD Tech’s summer technology camps for children and teenagers, the companies have revealed in a joint announcement. Valve has been a partner of the program for nine years, and starting this year will provide Steam accounts, the Source SDK and Valve games such as …

Ubisoft has at last pinned launch dates on the Wii U release of Watch Dogs in North America and Europe. The Wii U edition of the title is out November 18th in North America, and November 21st in Europe. Players will be able to make use of the Wii U’s …

Microsoft is readying a new Xbox 360 system bundle boasting the console’s previously announced 500GB hard drive, according to a recently leaked advertisement. A scan of the apparent ad posted on the Blu-ray forums indicates the package will be a Wal-Mart exclusive – the console and controller decked out in …