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Listings for phones and tablets carrying the now-deleted Flappy Bird have been pulled from auction site eBay. The Guardian reports that users who had listed such items are being told that they violated the site’s T&C’s. Smartphones and tablets must be restored to factory settings before they are allowed to …

Studio takes action against hackers using in-house anti-cheat software CheatPunch

43 games from the last 12 months up for awards, including GTA V, Tearaway and Assassin’s Creed IV

We’re really going after PC” – that’s the message from Microsoft as it (once again) pledges itself to PC gaming. So we love PC,” Microsoft Studios partner creative director Ken Lobb told Rock Paper Shotgun. It’s obviously a source of huge revenue for Microsoft. The reality is that in years …

Earnings jump nine times 2012 levels

Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios is making a TV series about the life of rapper Nas. Deadline reports that the Electric City Entertainment produced show is called Street Dreams and is being written and directed by Jonathan Levine. It’s set in Long Island, New York and will last half an hour. …

12-week stint at Candy Crush developer begins in July across Europe

Far Cry: Wild Expedition for PS3 will be available via Games The Shop exclusively on Snapdeal. Wild Expedition includes Far Cry Classic (HD remastered by Ubisoft Pune), Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3 and the Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon expansion. The collection is currently available for preorder, with Snapdeal …

Valve shares 28 talks from its first developer-only conference

Microsoft is adding two new models to its Xbox 360 chrome joypad range. Two SKUs – one purple and the other black – will be released at the beginning of March in the US for $54.99. There are some exclusivity deals in place, too, with the purple model being stocked …