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Nearly 700 game development-related programs for students created across 26 states

EA has at last revealed details about one of the biggest releases of 2013 – FIFA 14. New features this year include enhanced teammate intelligence, EA says midfielders will no longer go missing when the opposition attack as improved run tracking results in tighter marking, off ball pressure and more …

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog analyses the changing shape of the industry

Companies admit it's challenging to facilitate new markets while maintaining quality

An American company called Med Express is suing one of its customers after she left it negative feedback on eBay. Ars Technica reports that shopper Amy Nicholls paid the Ohio firm $175 for a microscope light and was annoyed when she was charged an additional $1.44 in postage over the …

Sony will release its boxed version of award-winning PSN title Journey in the UK and Europe before the year is out. Journey: Collector’s Edition features the highly acclaimed download game, along with PSN titles Flower and flOw, which were also developed by Thatgamecompany. It will also feature a 30-minute making …

Mike Thompson to create storylines and narrative for studio's upcoming titles

A co-founder of Pirate Bay has been indicted after being charged with hacking. Wired reports that 27-year-old Gottfrid Svartholm, who is already serving a one-year jail sentence for his Pirate Bay activity following his arrest in Cambondia in September of last year, is accused of hacking into the systems of …

Develop reports on the translation firms that now have more to do and less time to do it in

On Wednesday, April 24th,sister titlesMobile Entertainmentand Developwill host the inaugural InMobi Developer Party at London’s Grace Bar, where developers will be given the chance to win a Marmalade licence and an iPad Mini*. The strictly developer-only event will see some of the biggest names from across the mobile app developer …