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The military government of Thailand has banned the sale of strategy title Tropico 5. The ministry of culture reportedly felt the game would impinge upon Thailand’s national security, most likely due to its focus on themes such as martial law, military coups and dictatorships. Thailand has been under military rule …

Former digital darling Minecraft is expanding its High Street reach thanks to a host of events with retailer GAME. The first event takes place today at its Falkirk store with around 140 more to follow between now and August 30th. The full list can be found below. Specifics on what …

Could The Stomping Land be about to join the list of infamous Kickstarter projects that leave their backers in the lurch? Kotaku reports that the game, sold as a dinosaur-themed take on DayZ, has been left largely abandoned since it was launched on Steam Early Access on May 30th. The …

Consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel Jules Williams reviews the growth of digital gaming, who’s buying into it and the direction of the digital pound… Digital game downloads have – in theory at least – been available since the 1980s. But it’s only in the past few years that advances …

Signs suggest that Microsoft may announce a white version of the Xbox One at Gamescom next week. French retailer Micromania is currently listing a bundle containing a white console and copy of Sunset Overdrive for the machine’s current RRP of €399.99. It also says it will be a Micromania exclusive …

A full port of cult first person shooter BioShock has been announced for iOS. Despite the fact the long-promised Vita version remains MIA, the game will hit iPhone and iPad this summer. Pocket Gamer reports that it will offer full controller support, too. Senior producer Brian Lowe describes the title …

The boss of Nintendo of America’s indie program Dan Adelman has left the company after nine years. Furthermore, in an interview with Kotaku Adelman admitted that Nintendo ordered he stop tweeting having previously strayed from the official line. Even more bafflingly, it was even at one stage suggested that a …

A host of negative reviews suggest that gamers are unhappy with Codemasters recent Steam release Colin McRae Rally. From the developers of the multi-million selling franchise and based on content from the 90 per cent Metacritic rated Colin McRae Rally 2.0,” the 4.99 game’s listing reads, although it does add: …

IGN is to expand into 22 new countries following new partnerships established by the gaming website. IGN parent company Ziff Davis will collaborate with three regional media publishing houses to bring IGN.com to three new markets – Spanish-speaking Latin America, Portugal and Greece. The firm said that the expansion brings …

Well that makes a refreshing change. A short spell of video gaming each day can have a positive effect on the lives of young children, a new study has claimed. That’s according toa survey of 5,000 10-15 year olds by experimental psychologist Dr Andrew Przybylski published in medical journal Pediatrics, …