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Digital games distribution service GOG.com has announced its expansion into movies, as it hopes to entice Hollywood studios to join in its stance against DRM. The company’s new initiative launched earlier today with 20 documentaries revolving around the subject of gaming, including Indie Game: The Movie, Gamer Age and The …

Deep Silver has pegged its third-person action game Escape Dead Island for a November release on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The game – which will bridge the gap between other Dead Island releases – will launch on November 21stacross all three platforms. Today’s reveal also confirmed pre-orders in Europe …

A standalone offering of Xbox One’s camera peripheral Kinect will arrive in October, Microsoft has announced. The firm states Xbox One’s camera sensor will launch independent of the hardware on October 7th for $150. A digital copy of Harmonix’s Dance Central Spotlight is also included with purchase. Kinect was included …

It's been a while since the National Classification Scheme in Australia was created in 1996. Needless to say, it's outdated now.

The Minecraft licensing bandwagon continues with news of an official tie-up with the BBC’s cherished sci-fi IP Doctor Who. The BBC Worldwide, Mojang and Microsoft Studios deal will see a number of Time Lord-related assets released over the coming weeks alongside the broadcast of series eight, which kicked off at …

Take-Two has decided to charge $18.99 for BioShock on iPad. That’s a bold move for any title on iOS, but especially for one that has been available on consoles and PC since 2007. The release was announced earlier this month and is described as a direct port” although a certain …

It is being claimed that there was plenty of chatter” about a possible delay to the next-gen and PC version of Grand Theft Auto V at Gamescom earlier this month. As outlined in the video below and explained on VG247, it was rumoured that next-gen GTA V was available on …

The future of the GaymerX expo appears to have been secured, with news of new funding, a third event and a rebrand. The LGBT-focused event is to next year go under the name GX3: Everyone Games as it wants to represent everybody, although it will continue to serve those who …

Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator and The Avengers director Joss Whedon has publicly backed Anita Sarkeesian’s latest Tropes vs Women documentary. Watch the @femfreq #TropesvsWomen vids,” he tweeted. Even if u think u get it, the sheer tonnage makes misogyny seem newly appalling.” The video, entitled ‘Women as Background Decoration’, …

Adam Levenson to manage Vancouver and Emeryville teams