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18 different companies claimed key accolades at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards this week. Winners hailed from across Europe – and indeed around the world as the Development Legend was handed to the co-founders of Epic Games. The full list of winners can be found below. Supercell, the Finnish studio …

Microsoft has promised that the elevated prices revealed by the new Xbox Live update are incorrect and will be adjusted when the marketplace drops points for real currency. We reported yesterday that users of the current beta, which converts leftover Microsoft Points to local money and alters marketplace prices, found …

There’s yet another game coming out at the end of the PS3’s lifecycle. Ratchet & Clank: Nexus will come this autumn an is a part of the franchises’ main series. The last two games – Q-Force and All 4 One – has seen developer Insomniac experiment with new genres. Nexus …

PlayStation 4 owners will be able to access their digital downloads by logging into any console, Sony says. Speaking at Develop in Brighton, Sony’s R&D senior team leader Neil Brown also spoke up the company’s ‘play as you download’ feature, which allows gamers to play their newly-acquired digital game and …

New incentive awards tools to independent developers

New IP owner claims bankrupt publisher was paid half a million by Valve after filing

Second Life developer buys 'indie Steam' digital distribution platform

Minecraft developer Mojang has been served a cease and desist letter from US mini golf chain Putt-Putt regarding user-created levels using the likeness of the company’s courses. VG247 reports that Minecraft creator and Mojang founder Markus ‘Notch’ Persson took to Twitter to post an image of the letter, adding that …

A job listing at Rockstar Leeds suggests the studio is currently hiring personnel to work on the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 5. Rockstar Leeds are currently looking for a talented graphics programmer to help bring our latest titles to the PC platform,” read a job listing on Rockstar’s …

Second Life developer Linden Lab has announced its purchase of indie game digital distribution service Desura. The acquisition represents Linden Lab’s second major pickup in 2013, joining the studio’s recent purchase of upcoming iPad game Blocksworld. The PC/Mac/Linux shop and client is known for offering indie devs a lower barrier …