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A new social network built around direct links to retail has launched this week. GamesGrabr is a pinboard-style network where users share content such as videos, links and screenshots about games. Every post or ‘grab’ includes a link to buy, play or download the title in question. Grabs about console …

Last five years of Xbox 360 have been painful to watch, says founding engineer Nat Brown

Administrators Deloitte has announced it will close a further 164 Blockbuster stores. The stores are part of a phased closure and closing down promotions will be run across the shops. 324 Blockbusters stores are now up for closure, leaving around 200 outlets. The remaining stores will remain open while administrators …

Intel Developer Blog: Christoph Jechlitschek offers advice on using HTML5 caching features

Medal of Honor may have been taken out of rotation”, but expect to see more of the series in the future. Last month EA confirmed that the series has been shelved with the intention being to make Battlefield a Call of Duty-rivalling annual series. Yet despite claiming in October that …

Specialist games retailer Intencity is offering a 12% discount on all games priced above Rs 999. The offer covers new and preowned games across all platforms, but doesn’t include peripherals and hardware. Simply apply the code EB8E3F during checkout to avail of the discount, which also applies to games that …

One of the founders of the original Xbox programme at Microsoft has lashed out at the direction the company has taken with Xbox 360. Nat Brown was one of the key figures behind Microsoft’s assault on the living room and while he understand Microsoft’s want to make the Xbox 360 …

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The next instalment in the EA-owned Firemonkey’s Real Racing series is going to be free to play. A release date of February 28th has also been confirmed for Real Racing 3 on iOS devices. It should also hit Google Play and Amazon Appstore on the same day. It’s a stark …

Steam Box controller prototype staffer exits studio after just over a year