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Two high-profile indie games making their way to PS4 will be free for a limited time at launch. Joystiq reports that Don’t Starve, which is due out on PS4 in January, will be free (presumably for a month) to PlayStation Plus subscribers. This will be followed a few months down …

Consumers will be able to sell and trade-in their PS4 games, Sony has once again asserted. You thought this one was already done and dusted, right? Well, an inclusion in Sony’s new PlayStation T&Cs yesterday had some worrying that perhaps there had been a change of policy. The document reads: …

Popular PC games discounter Humble Bundle has gone live with its new dedicated storefront. Called (unsurprisingly) The Humble Store, it launches with nine discounted titles including the likes of Don’t Starve, Prison Architect, Rogue Legacy and Euro Truck Simulator 2. Unlike with the bundles, which allows buyers to choose how …

Games division is united under one presidency as unit becomes profitable

Dual-touchpad input device won't be trusted to third-parties, says Valve's Greg Coomer

11 Bit's Games Republic offers cash to games bloggers who help sell games

Production delays have forced Android-powered microconsole GameStick’s public release to fall alongside the launch of the PlayStation 4. PlayJam chief marketing officer Anthony Johnson explained the latest delay from November 8th to the end of the current business week is due to logistical issues. "The date was pushed back to …

The Walt Disney Company has announced it will consolidate Disney Interactive, announcing former co-president Jimmy Pitaro as sole head of the division. Co-president John Pleasants will step down from his current post, but plans to work closely with Pitaro "to ensure a smooth transition and serve as a strategic consultant …

Call of Duty: Ghosts is unsurprisingly at the top of Valve’s latest Steam weekly top sellers chart, beating out last week’s winner Football Manager 2014. The sports simulator still nabbed the runner-up spot, beating out State of Decay, Total War: Rome II, and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag –with the …

Microsoft has confirmed that 3D Blu-ray discs won’t be supported by Xbox One. A rep told CNET that the functionality could be added at some point in the future, although it is not currently planned in and does not feature as part of the console’s day one update. It is …