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Valve seems to have ruffled some feathers with its recent assertion that it is not connected in any way with Xi3’s Piston Steam Box. A statement from Valve yesterday claimed that the company began some exploratory work with Xi3 last year, but currently has no involvement in any product of …

Haven’t we been here before? The Daily Mail has today run yet another story of a child racking up a overdraft-smashing bill on a free-to-play iOS title. This time it’s The Simpsons Tapped out, in which eight-year-old Theo Rowland-Fry spent 980 on virtual donuts. It was only when my wife …

336 people attend event prompting coding know-how in the classroom

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog reports on all the key Intel news from the high profile industry conference

The heavily populated Middle Eastern nation of Iran has a much higher proportion of younger consumers, with around half of Iranians younger than 35. Theoretically, this makes Iran a promising market for video games publishers, but the industry’s potential is hindered by a barren retail landscape. There are very few …

Namco Bandai and Trion Worlds have partnered with GAME to run five Defiance lock-ins. Each event will allow attendees to try the action MMO, which is not due for release in the UK until April 2nd. They will also receive free beta access keys, and get some free food and …

Iconic tabletop game to go isometric in new single-player and social title

Despite the fact that SimCity is now working, the online games community continues to target it. Accusations of all sorts are being flung online, ranging from broken AI pathfinding to critical services bugs, but perhaps the most significant is the claim that EA has lied about the game’s dependency on …

Peter Molyneux, Jon Hare and others to assist finalists at live conclusion of Epic's development competition

Japanese developer/publisher Square Enix has opened its first India office in Mumbai. Atul Vibhandik heads the company’s India operations and takes on the role ofvice president at Square Enix India. The India office currently comprises of only 4-5 employees, however the company does plan to expand over the coming months. …