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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 …

Develop speaks to industry experts to compile this handy guide to the game industry hiring process

The PS4 has received its first price cut of note by one UK retailer. GameStop is currently offering a solo PS4 pack – including console and controller – for just 329.97. That’s 20 off the normal selling price. Last month Zavvi cut 20 off the price of the Xbox One, …

The Flappy Bird saga bounds on with a pixeled tribute from Terry Cavanagh

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog give you a breakdown of its redesigned Android Zone

The mobile game based on Bollywood film Dhoom 3 has crossed the 10 million downloads mark, publisher 99Games has announced. Dhoom 3: The Game, which is available on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry and feature phones, took three months to reach the landmark figure. It also holds the distinction of …

PC GAMING WEEK: Valve has been transforming the PC gaming marketplace. While the firm hasn’t been making – or at least releasing – third installments in its highly popular game franchises, it has been busy taking over PC retail with its Steam store. In October 2013 it was estimated that …