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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

The team behind the ill-fated Inside Xbox has launched the pilot episode of its new video games show, Thank You For Playing. The idea has been part financed by a successful crowd funding appeal on Indiegogo, where it was pitched as the kind of mature, high-quality gaming show that TV …

Armature Studio also working on handheld version of Arkham Origins

BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has spoken up for his studio’s owner and publisher EA. In the same Games Industryinterview where he discussed the console market’s poor health, Zeschuk shed light on working under the company crowned worst in America. The best analogy I use, in a positive way, is EA …