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Independent developer plans to go from strength-to-strength after releasing 120 games

Players are now able to kit out their Xbox Live avatar in a range of My Little Pony gear. As spotted by Eurogamer, a range of items are now available including a range of hoodies (Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Applejack) for 160 Microsoft Points a …

Game4u is offering an exclusive Steelbook on preorders of FIFA 14 across all platforms. Preorder customers will receive a collectible Steelbook case with a magnetic lenticular cover featuring Lionel Messi. We’re not quite sure what the means, but it sounds pretty cool. There is no mention of the FIFA Ultimate …

Ailsa McKnight has taken the role of marketing director at GAME Retail. She replaces Anna-Marie Mason, who left the business earlier in the year. McKnight is a marketing veteran with 25 years of experience, and has work with major brands such as Hasbro, Gtech, Ladbrokes and National Lottery owners Camelot. …

Latest Develop 100 launched on July 26th in association with Ukie - hotlist also includes list of every single British studio

In recent years the Square Enix E3 booth has resembled that of your stereotypical Western publisher. For two years we’ve had Lara Croft and Agent 47 dominate the firm’s showcase. The stars of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts were there, just hidden away behind the banks of Tomb Raider demos. …

Online games firm Zattikka could go into administration next month as it struggles to make a loan payment of 275,000. The company revealed on July 9th that it was due to pay the interest, but it has still failed to make the payment. Zattikka-owned developer Hattrick, which is owed the …

London firm has until August 2nd to pay Hattrick £275,000

Online retailer Amazon has redefined the conditions under which it now offers Free Super Saver Delivery. Effective today the site will impose a minimum spend of 10 to qualify for free postage across a number of categories. There are some exemptions however, most notable of which are video games. Also …

The first video footage of Blizzard’s long-rumoured Battle.net launcher beta has hit the internet. What it shows is basically something that looks very much like EA’s Origin client or even Ubisoft’s uPlay. As well as allowing gamers to launch their Blizzard titles such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft II or …