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Valve has revealed Steam’s top sellers list for the week ending on February 16th. Skyrim’s Dragonborn DLC once again has come out on top, finishing just ahead of the much maligned Aliens: Colonial Marines. The big Borderlands 2 discount promo last weekend spilled over enough into this week’s sales period …

Mark Rein and John Gaudiosi explore UE3's role in the franchise's reboot

A consumer backlash to the freemium business model implemented in Real Racing 3 has forced a change to the game. Earlier this week the game was dated for February 28th, although it is currently available as part of a soft launch” in some territories (not including the UK). However, what …

Government trade body partners with Ukie for duo of training sessions aimed at UK business

Open source engine designed for 2D game development on Android and iOS

Representatives from Sega, Square Enix, Eidos, Microsoft and Ubisoft to descend on London

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Halfbrick has just sent word that over one million Playstation owners have now taken flight with Jetpack Joyride. The news comes at the same time as an update for the Vita version of the game, which adds Twitter support amongst other assorted upgrades. "We want to extend a massive thanks …

The developers of Kickstarter-backed tactical shooter Takedown: Red Sabre have struck a deal with publisher 505 Games. The game is being made by former Ghost Recon creative director Christian Allen at his studio Serellan and is being very much pitched as a successor to the likes of Rainbow Six and …

Industry veteran Ken Fee delves into why game development courses deserve more credit, and support