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Two one-off video game radio shows will debut this Christmas on Kerrang! Radio. The rock station has teamed up with IGN for the hour-long shows, which will be broadcast on Kerrang! Radio on Sunday, December 29th and Sunday, January 5th. Under the catchy banner of The Kerrang! Radio and IGN.com …

Christmas dinner in a tin. That’s apparently what GAME could shortly be selling in its stores. It’s called the Christmas Tinner and consists of nine layers of processed festive food, as demonstrated in the picture below. Apparently the chain has actually trialled this product in its Basingstoke store and is …

Luigi’s disregard for the rules is demonstrated not only in his dress sense but also his casual dismissal of the Gregorian calendar. As every single one of us knows, this is the Year of Luigi. Foolishly many of us had supposed that the Year of Luigi would come to a …

Microsoft has said it is willing to make exceptions to its platform exclusivity requirement on Xbox One. Microsoft required exclusivity, timed exclusivity, or at least release day parity for games released on Xbox 360, but for Xbox One it is willing to work with developers whose games are already timed …

Develop has selected gifted programmers, entrepreneurial leaders and indie stars for this year’s round-up of the best and the brightest young game development talent

Thatgamecompany’s debut PlayStation title Flow is now available to PS4 owners. The game first arrived alongside PS3 in April 2006. This new PS4 version is largely the same, albeit with next-gen 1080p/60fps visuals. Like Thatgamecompany’s second title Flower (which was available on PS4 at launch) the game is free to …

Devs praise what tools offer, but question use in education

Exclusive interview with the Clash of Clans creator, 30 Under 30, the best next-gen tools and lots more – Christmas just came early

Reloaded Productions teams up with fellow Scottish dev Blazing Griffin for iOS spin-off

Home to some of the UK’s longest-serving industry veterans, Develop finds out how local firms and developer network Game Republic are keen to improve the area's prospects in games