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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

The Activision-published Angry Birds Trilogy has passed 1m unit sales at retail. There are two ways to interpret that stat. On the one hand, many scoffed at the idea of selling games that can be downloaded for 69p on smartphone at a far higher RRP on a disc. On that …

Key new releases in film, music and games will still be sold in the remaining HMV stores after an agreement was reached with suppliers. Crucially, this will mean that Monday’s James Bond release Skyfall will be available on DVD and Blu-ray. We are pleased that these agreements are now in …