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Those questioning Markus Persson’s reported decision to sell his studio Mojang to Microsoft need to take a realistic look at the numbers. It was reported earlier this week that Microsoft is in talks to acquire the Minecraft developer for $2bn. It was later claimed that Persson himself had instigated discussions, …

SBS tech and current affairs news program The Feed has highlighted the Victorian State government's initiative in filling in a significant gap left by the Federal Government's removal of games funding.

Telltale’s hit licensed adventure game The Walking Dead will debut on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One next month. The studio announced the news earlier today on its Twitter account, adding that retail versions of the game’s second season will arrive in October for PS3, PS Vita and Xbox 360. As …

Facepunch Studios’ open-ended sandbox physics game Garry’s Mod has sold more than 6m copies on Steam to date. What’s more impressive, the 2004 release garnered 3m – or 50 per cent – of that figure in the past year alone. Creator Garry Newman posted the news on his Twitter account; …

Capcom’s fighting game Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure HD has vanished from both PSN’s Europe storefront and the Xbox Live Marketplace entirely. Oddly, the game is still available on PSN in North America, but it’s anybody’s guess if it will be there for much longer. The title remains playable to those who …

Participants can develop games in any genre provided they use real data

Jagex CEO and CTO Mark Gerhard will depart the online publisher at the end of the year. Gerhard joined Jagex in 2008 as chief technology officer, rising to chief executive officer in 2009. He will continue to work at the company until the end of the year. Gerhard’s successor will …

CEO and CTO to leave by 2015, replacement to be announced soon

Looking for the chance to combine your desire to discover extra terrestrial life and make video games? Today is your lucky day. The SETI Institute, which explores the origins of life and hunts for life on other planets, has announced the SETI-JAM. The aim of the event is to create …

Destiny is already a huge commercial success, yet hardly any major specialist games site has published its review of the game. That’s because, as explained by Bungie prior to launch, copies weren’t distributed amongst the press until the day before release as it was concerned that accessing it without the …