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Valve has joined non-profit group The Linux Foundation as part of its ongoing investment into the budding OS as a gaming platform. "Joining the Linux Foundation is one of many ways Valve is investing in the advancement of Linux gaming," Valve’s Mike Sartain said. "Through these efforts we hope to …

The UK family games site has launched a new tool to help parents find the games most suitable for their children. Dubbed The Game Finder, the new feature allows parents to submit a variety of criteria such as their child’s age, choice of console and level of questionable content. The …

The Revolution Software founder on building a team, tackling Kickstarter and working with your fan community

Nintendo has said that online petitions and fan outcries don’t play a part in shaping its overall strategy. When asked about the likes of Operation Rainfall – a pressure group that is trying to get Nintendo to localise a handful of Japanese-only Wii games – Nintendo of America president Reggie …

Development of DLC for Battlefield 4 has been stopped so the entire studio can focus on fixing the game’s problems. The issues that arose from the recently released China Rising expansion are just the latest in a long line of problems for the game, and now EA says that all …

Korean dev's in-house engine wows investors

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will receive its first major DLC add-on, ‘Freedom Cry,’ later this month. An ad from Game Informer’s January issue (via Video Gamer) reveals the content will arrive on December 17th for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. The ad fails to mention …

German developer adds four new names to advisory board

Nintendo has revealed a pair of 2DS hardware bundles featuring Pokemon X and Pokemon Y for a select US retail release later this week. Target will begin carrying one of the bundles on December 6th, and Toys R Us will offer the other starting on the same day. The Target …

Managing body of open source OS gets its biggest gaming backer yet