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Campaign closes at $4.19 million to become most-funded game in crowdfunding website's history

WWE 13 has been re-released in India by 2K Sports with a new price point. Former publisher THQ went out of business in January, auctioning off most of its studios and franchises, and in February, 2K Sports announced that it had acquired the WWE license. It also announced that future …

Executive's Twitter comments do not reflect company's views, says console giant

GameStop has announced the expansion of its trade-in program will have the retailer now accepting smartphones from Samsung, BlackBerry, and Motorola. Trade-in customers can receive either cash or in-store credit at all US GameStop shops. The store has been building its trade-in program since it began in 2011, and now …

Capcom has released a new update for the PC version of Resident Evil 6, adding Left 4 Dead 2 content to the title. Steam’s news feed announces that owners of the game can download the update for free through the Steam client. The content patch adds the four Left 4 …

Valve has revealed Steam’s latest top ten sellers chart for the week ending on April 6th. Bioshock Infinite held off Trion Worlds’ just released open world multiplayer shooter Defiance for the top spot – something Infinite is getting used to. Pre-orders for Age of Empires II HD have picked up …

Developer Demiurge says it is 'business as usual' for the studio despite the cancellation

Will Xbox 720 require an always-on internet connection? It’s possibly the biggest question in console gaming right now. Some find it simply incredulous that Microsoft would make such a decision. But an alarming attack on always-on naysayers by Microsoft Studios creative director Adam Orth is arguably the biggest hint yet …

Chloe Sagal looking for $35,000 to fund operation after insurance company refused to pay

Jamie Stowe on why the growing Asian games market has much to offer developers that are looking to relocate