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Valve has dropped what is being interpreted as a hint that the Steam Summer Sale will kick off this Wednesday. PCGamesN reports that the Steam Trading Card beta will be ending on June 26th at 7pm UK time. At that point Steam Trading Cards will be open to everyone, with …

Investment to support game developers looking to create new IP

Similarities with character Ellie 'not appreciated'

Microsoft is set to investment $700 million in a new data centre in West Des Moines, Iowa. As part of the deal with the Iowa Economic Development Authority Board, the state has approved $20 million in tax credits for the computing giant for what has been termed ‘Project Mountain’. The …

The Develop Awards returns in just over two weeks on July 10th at the Brighton Metropole hotel. Have you booked your place yet? Tables and seats for the event are selling fast as the game industry prepares to descend on Brighton to recognise the sector’s finest talent. This year’s event …

The Indian games industry is one of the world’s future powerhouses – and now is the time to form a trade body to support it. That’s the call to action from MCVuk.com’s sister site MCV India. That is pretty much what any international game company looking to enter India has …

Expanded facilities to help power Xbox Live and cloud capabilities for Xbox One

Hideo Kojima has expressed interested in utilising the Kinect camera in the Xbox One version of Metal Gear Solid 5. The Kinect itself brings a lot of different capabilities,” Kojima stated in an official Xbox interview, as noted by GamingBolt. I would like to see what I can do with …

Move quickly to guarantee your seat at this year's must-attend ceremony

Sony’s PS3 exclusive The Last of Us has claimed its second successive UK No.1 in the UKIE Gfk ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. Sales fell 48 per cent compared to its debut week. There was a similar dip for Nintendo’s Animal Crossing (down 55 per cent) although its retains the …