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Jagex also claims 100,000 former players have re-activated their account

Xbox Live Rewards switches to credit-based incentives as Microsoft Points phased out

Runic’s hit action-RPG Torchlight II won’t be expanding to consoles, the developer has confirmed. A company representative told VG247 the team has no plans for Torchlight 2 on consoles,” when asked if it had plans to bring the popular sequel to current or next-gen hardware. The original Torchlight launched initially …

Bioshock Infinite developer Irrational Games has suffered a round of layoffs. A representative confirmed to Kotaku that eight individuals have been let go as part of a streamlining effort for the studio. "In an effort to streamline our processes I am sad to confirm that we let go a total …

The latest in the Madden NFL series moved over a million copies in North America during its first week, EA has announced. The result is mixed for Madden NFL 25, with year-over-year sales for the annual American football franchise down from Madden NFL 13’s launch week sales of 1.65m units. …

Chrome browser games will now work as desktop apps with offline mode and local storage

Sean 'Day[9]' Plott takes a job with HTML5 browser game startup

Developer says layoffs will not affect current DLC productions

Mobile devs using Corona SDK can now manage their titles using PlayHaven tools

UTV Indiagames today releases Fighter Lukkha, a free-to-play action-strategy game for feature phones. The game revolves around protagonist Lukkha and his gang members, who take on the underworld led by Todfod. Gameplay employs a mix of melee and short-range combat, and players will progressively unlock newer units for use in …