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Origin-style money-back offers may be some way off, but Steam has introduced one consumer-pleasing feature over the weekend. Joystiq reports that Steam users are now able to automatically have pre-orders refunded via the introduction of a ‘Refund an Item’ button on their transaction history page. The pre-order amount is then …

Our notorious battle of wits is breaking out of London – book your place now

Been looking forward to a Crackdown 3 announcement today? Stand down people, stand down. While the stars had seemingly aligned for a Crackdown 3 reveal this afternoon, it turns out that Microsoft’s news was the acquisition of the Gears of War IP. And Ruffian’s news? It has teamed up with …

The future looks bleak for cult Japanese studio Cave. The company has announced that it is closing its English language Twitter account and is directing users to instead refer to the official – Japanese only – Cavegames account. It all boils down to what is a disappointing failure for the …

Investment 'will offer us the means to execute on our plan for a successful launch', says acting CEO

Vancouver-based studio taking over development as Microsoft acquires franchise from Epic Games

Gears of War is and forever will be a Microsoft-only IP. That’s because the Xbox platform holder has acquired the rights to existing and future games in the series from Epic. The Gears of War game will be a Microsoft Studios product developed by Black Tusk Studios. Furthermore, former Epic …

Avalanche Studios’ Thomas Klingström discusses the key skills needed for his role in art

The differences in framerates and resolutions between multiplatform games on PS4 and Xbox One are way overblown” according to one senior Microsoft exec. The claim comes following the confirmation that while Square Enix’s Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition runs at 1080p and 60fps on PS4 but manages 1080p and between 30-45fps …

Home to dozens of influential technology firms and successful games studios, Develop finds out how the city became the UK's leading game development hub – and why not enough people know about it