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Just a handful of tickets remain for the Develop Awards. Next week’s event takes place on the evening of July 10th at the Brighton Hilton Metropole. 500 games execs are already set to attend. You can click here to book your ticket right now. Other enquiries should go to Kathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.uk …

UK PlayStation owners can now top up their PSN wallet via their mobile phone. Sony has teamed up with mobile payments company Boku to make it easier for consumers to purchase PS3 download content. Users simply add their mobile details as a payment option to their PlayStation account via the …

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog highlights a series of webcasts on development for the OS

Double Fine has run in to trouble with its crowdfunded title Broken Age, previously known as Double Fine Adventure, which has gone over budget and past its projected completion date. The project launched on Kickstarter last year and raised over $3.3 million for an old-school adventure game”. The record-breaking success …

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Indigo Pearl. Indigo Pearl Sector:Creative and Promotional ServicesYear Established:2000Number of employees:10Address:8a Lonsdale Road, London, NW6 6RDPhone:020 8964 4545 Key contacts:Caroline Miller – caroline@indigopearl.comKirsty Endfield – kirsty@indigopearl.comOlly McGowan – olly@indigopearl.com Website:www.indigopearl.comEmail:info@indigopearl.comFacebook:Click hereTwitter:Click hereLinkedIn:Click here Indigo Pearl is an …

The woman in charge of Windows is poised to lead up all Microsoft’s hardware division – including Xbox. Julie Larson-Green is in pole position to lead hardware engineering, a role that Don Mattrick was previously favourite for, reports Bloomberg. It could mean there will be no direct replacement for Mattrick …

The future of the Basic model of Wii U was further questioned when reports suggested Australian retailer EB Games would be recalling the SKU. Sources told Vooks that the specialist was pulling the console from shelves, but the site has since received a statement denying that this is the case. …

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Microsoft has designated Japan as a Tier 2 country for the launch of Xbox One, and promises that it won’t be too far behind the US release. The platform holder’s Japanese president and CEO Yasuyuki Higuchi confirmed the next-generation console won’t arrive in the region until next year during an …

Ubisoft accounts have been compromised by hackers, prompting the firm to issue a warning to account holders. The publisher said hackers were able to gain unauthorised access to account information stored within its online systems. Users are advised to change all of their login information, particularly on other sites where …