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Microsoft has outlined the punishments it has in store for players who exhibit disruptive behaviour on Xbox Live. Those who reputation level falls into the ‘needs work’ category will from this month begin receiving reputation warnings”, the purpose of which is to remind players about their effect on the community …

Online games retailer Green Man Gaming has backed this year’s MCV Awards. The firm has signed up as event partner for the prestigious evening. "At Green Man Gaming we are very proud to offer our continued support to the MCV Awards," said Darren Cairns, executive vice president of marketing, Green …

King’s high-profile IPO has got off to a stumbling start. Shares in the Candy Crush Maker went live this morning but have since fallen in value by over 11 per cent (at the time of writing), tumbling from the $22.50 price set at the start of play to below $20. …

Project leads Tom Spilman and Steve Williams discuss bringing PS4 support to the open source development framework

Nintendo has confirmed that it will begin offering Game Boy Advance titles on the Wii U eShop next week. The offer kicks off on April 3rd with Advance Wars, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Metroid Fusion. The games will cost 6.29 a piece and can be played on either …

Virtual reality racer due on shelves this November – will Morpheus be alongside it?

Gaming social network GamesGrabr is offering a new service designed to help sell video games. Feature Collections allows developers, businesses and even influential bloggers to promote their ‘collections’ and offer a means for consumers to then buy them. The new promotion is being pushed under the ‘cool collections to follow’ …

Sales of the PS4 were up 15 per cent but it’s the Vita that has claimed the weekly Japanese hardware sales crown, Famitsu sales data has revealed. PS4 sales climbed from 28,864 to 33,341, thanks in no small part to Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Interestingly, the stealth …

Slightly Mad Studios’ upcoming racing title Project Cars will be compatible with Sony’s Project Morpheus virtual reality headset. We’re proud to announce today that Project Cars will be supporting Project Morpheus giving players a totally fresh and exhilarating new perspective on what it feels like to sit in the cockpit …

Xing Wang, MIT alumni and former Zynga executive producer, discusses the careful decisions that need to be made when adding features to your long-tail games