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Blizzard is to hand over the profits generated from a recent bug in the Diablo III Auction house to charity. The popular PC dungeon crawler allows players to trade in-game items for real-world cash. However, a recent patch introduced an exploit that allowed users to multiply their cash reserves. The …

Futuristic open-world action title Watch Dogs has been handed a touch of extra realism thanks to Kaspersky Lab. The anti-virus firm has apparently been working with Ubisoft to ensure that the hacking – a gameplay mechanic central to the title – works in a believable fashion. Players will in the …

Publisher plots review of development policy as major titles underperform

The recent uproar around the cloning of Vlambeer’s next game, Luftrausers, has been picked up by every major gaming publication, with both Vlambeer and RubiqLabs, the developers of Luftrausers’s supposed clone (SkyFar), making themselves heard on the matter. Most of us haven’t played Luftrausers; while it has been showcased at …

Cross-media games and TV project Defiance will return for a second series. TV channel SyFy has already put pen to paper after the strong start enjoyed by the ongoing first series which broke records upon its recent debut. The second series will begin production in August 2014. "Bringing the rich …

Epic Mickey dev is also doubtful that the indie scene is impacting the mainstream

Free modding platform allows users to create new landscapes and edit dialogue

Actors often only see a script five minutes before recording, say Hugh Edwards and Peter Dickson

Games for Change looks to promote safe sex with its first‐ever public design competition

Nintendo’s 3DS has grown to become the best console ever released, according to UK national The Sun. In the space of a few months, the Wii U’s little brother, the handheld 3DS, has become my favourite gaming console,” a story posted online today reads. I don’t mean favourite handheld console, …