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Ouya is set to open a new $1 million fund to help boost successful Kickstarter projects. The ‘Free the Games Fund’ will back developers bringing their games exclusively to its Android console, and will match donations of successfully crowdfunded projects on Kickstarter from $50,000 up to $250,000. The initiative will …

Days after we announced that Steam Wallet cards would be launched in India soon, a few retailers have started offering them. Strangely, the cards are yet to be officially released in India. Nextworld has the cards listed in five denominations – $5, $10, $25, $50 and $100, although only the …

It’s certainly true that in today’s competitive jobs market you need to make yourself stand out if you wish to succeed. So taking a year out of your life and devoting in the region of 2,000 hours to create a hugely ambitious and well-received mod for the popular The Elder …

We take a look at over a quintet of vacancies across the UK

Games-centric advertising agency Intergi has announced that revenues at its new European arm have tripled in its first year. Intergi established its London office in July 2012. It also operates out of New york, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Florida. It intends to open Australian and Canadian offices in 2014. …

Games The Shop is kicking off its annual sale tomorrow, offering discounts of up to 50% on PS3 and Xbox 360 games. The retailer is offering additional discounts to those buying multiple games. While those buying one copy will pay Rs 999, two copies are available for Rs 899 each, …

EA is once again in the news for its PC game prices in India, only this time, it is changing things up by lowering prices on Origin. Up to 39 EA games and DLC are now available on the Indian Origin store for Rs 599 or less, representing price drops …

Microsoft is offering a year’s free membership to Xbox Live Gold to those who subscribe to its Office 365 subscription plan. The Office 365 Home Premium annual subscription costs 79.99 and entitles owners to install the Microsoft Office client on up to five PCs and Macs for a year. It …

JiggeryPokery founder and former Zynga UK boss Matthew Wiggins has expressed concern over the viability of large mobile game developers. Speaking toThe Guardian, Wiggins said many mobile firms do not need significant numbers of staff, as they don’t need that many developers to make successful games. He explained that it’s …

'It's probably not a good idea to have 80 people working on a mobile game for two years'