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The biggest games magazines in North America and Europe are to launch in the UK, MCV can reveal. GameStop-owned Game Informer is about to start selling digital subscriptions to UK gamers via its gamestop.co.uk estore. Meanwhile, Gamereactor is to launch both digital and physical magazines, with the latter distributed as …

Double Fine and Words with Friends co-creator Paul Bettner developing for $99 console

Closing date for applications to start-up fund is Monday, February 25th

Members to receive 100% revenue share on Samsung apps for first six months

Are you a member of a local cricket team? Fancy the chance to star in 505 Games’ Ashes Cricket 2013? Then you’re in luck! The publisher has revealed a Facebook competition that allows folk to nominate any local cricket team for inclusion in the game. One UK team and one …

HMV will close almost 70 stores as part of its on-going administration process. The stores are listed below, and marks a key moment in the retailer’s bid to find a buyer – with Hilco UK the most likely candidate. Hilco UK – which owns HMV Canada – has acquired the …

Blitz education liaison manager appointed talent development co-ordinator

Social networking site opens hub for development news and guides

The PlayStation 4 will go on sale for at or above 40,000, a new report claims. That equates via a direct conversion to $425 or 270. Of course, don’t be surprised to see a mark-up outside of Japan, so the likely conclusion is that we’ll be seeing a 300+ machine …

Ouya will be the only console to offer Tim Schafer’s record-breaking Kickstarter title, Double Fine Adventure. The exclusive deal was announced by Ouya’s CEO and founder Julie Uhrman at this year’s DICE Summit, according to Kotaku. It is part of a partnership with famed developer Schafer, a partnership that will …