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Day-one DLC is a vital component on a publisher’s balance sheet, but it’s also a practice regarded with wide-held disdain by many vocal consumers. It’s a reaction that the industry has noticed, Bethesda VP Pete Hines told OXM, but is also one that should also be kept in check. "I …

Face-to-face meetings helped keep Far Cry 3's cross-continent development unified

Organisation calls on developers to help evaluate sector's size, comoposition and economic impact

What do you have if you remove the multiplayer component of Halo 3: ODST? A tempting $14.99 Xbox Live Marketplace download. Microsoft has repackaged its 2009 Xbox 360 shooter, stripping out its MP components (Halo 4 is available to cater for that) and leaving it as a single standalone adventure. …

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog looks at HTML5, augmented reality and perceptual computing

Michael Lenz to lead data mining, market research and the development of new tools

We know it exists of course. But now Batman: Arkham Origins exists officially. The game, which is a prequel to Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, is being developed by WB Games Montral and not the series’ long-term developer Rocksteady. WB Montral handled the Wii U port of Arkham City. The …

We discover how Massive worked with five other studios to develop one of 2012's highest-rated triple-A titles

Publishing giant 'gives you enough rope to hang yourself with'

Sony adding support for PlayStation 3 gamepad to its smartphone line