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Boston studio aims to help developers looking to go indie

The decision to trademark the Candy name is a perfectly logical one, a UK lawyer has argued. Publisher King has come in for a heap of criticism following its move to protect its Candy Crush Saga brand, but Marks & Clerk trademark attorney Aidan Clarke says that it would have …

The Ben There, Dan That! and Gun Monkeys indie developer on how he got into the game industry, and how you can too

Videogamer.com has appointed Jamie Trinca as its new video producer. Trinca co-founded the Gamewank podcast with Richie Morgan in 2009 and was a 2011 Games Media Award finalist. He went on to create popular video game critic character Tam McGleish. "Jamie is the perfect fit for VideoGamer.com,” editor in chief …

Ella Romanos & Martin Darby on why UX design can make or break your game

Warner has announced a console and PC release for former handheld exclusive Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. The game was previously released for Vita and 3DS but is now making the jump to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC in the form of a Deluxe Edition priced at 15.99. The …

Streaming video service Twitch has said that the ongoing Twitch Plays Pokemon stream is causing chat problems across its entire service. Twitch Plays Pokemon has over the last few days seen thousands of players attempt to tackle Nintendo title Pokemon Red via controls input into the stream’s chat window. At …

Street Fighter IV has been added to Virgin Gaming’s real-money multiplayer roster. PS3 and Xbox 360 players are now able to compete for cash via the service in 1v1 battles in 32-player leagues. It involves a relatively convoluted process requiring use of both the Virgin website and in-game menu system, …

EA has bundled all three of its Crysis games – and more – in a single digital release. The Crysis Trilogy contains Crysis, Crysis: Warhead, Crysis 2: Maximum Edition, Crysis 3: Digital Deluxe Edition and Crysis 3: Lost Island Expansion. It’s available on Origin for 34.99. It’s probably worth noting …

Japanese RPG maker may be set bring upcoming Final Fantasy games the desktop