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Program to help developers achieve compliance with incoming FTC measures

Cambridge studio bringing MMO to more emerging markets, starting with South America

Intel Develop Blog: Softtalkblog explores how developers can combine exercise and gaming

Routine may well be the most impressive upcoming game you’ve never heard of. Developed by UK indie studio Lunar Software, MCV first noticed Routine back at Gamescom last year. It looked impressive then, but a new trailer for the game just released suggests something very, very special is on the …

Flagship MMO RuneScape attracts tens of millions of new players

DRM remains a useful tool for publishers but cannot be used at the expense of consumers, SimCity creator Will Wright has said. But regardless of the morality behind Microsoft’s now-ditched DRM plans for Xbox One, Wright has told CNN that he was impressed with how the platform holder reacted to …

The much-loved Crackdown franchise could indeed be set for a return. Many believed Crackdown 3 was all ready for an E3 reveal after an Agility Orb – one of the first game’s most iconic inclusions – featured in a graphic used on stage at Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal event in …

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Babel Media. Babel Media Sector:QA and TestingYear Established:1999Number of employees:400+Address:Unit 8, Hove Business Centre, Fonthill Road, Hove, BN3 6HAPhone:01273 764100 Key contacts:Richard Leinfellner, CEO – richard.leinfellner@babelmedia.comBlandine Prost, European Sales Director – blandine.prost@babelmedia.comKeith Russell, VP of Sales – …

Tabletop fans Nomad Games wanted to share Talisman Prologue with as many gamers as possible

The Ouya microconsole is already sold out at online retailers Gamestop and Amazon. The Ouya earned fame on Kickstarter as one of the first of a growing breed of Android-powered living room devices. The news will likely further infuriate angry backers who were yesterday complaining that they were yet to …