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Console giant to showcase its efforts to increase number of software developers at GDC 2013

Koch Media owned publisher Deep Silver has added another notable title to its ranks – Grasshopper’s Killer Is Dead. The game was detailed last week by creator Suda 51, who described it as a title that picks up where Killer7 and No More Heroes left off”. Deep Silver will publish …

Game4u.com has added around 50 Mac titles to its downloads4u digital games service. Through its partnership with Mac publisher Aspyr Media, the service offers several games for Mac users, many of which it doesn’t yet offer on PC. These include games like Borderlands 2, several Call of Duty games, Company …

If Gabe Newell is to believed, the biggest threat facing the living room PC is Apple. The founder and head of PC gaming icon Valve spoke of his company’s plans to introduce its "Steam Box" to what was once the domain of game consoles at the University of Texas’ LBJ …

UK development's finest compete in the ultimate clash of minds

Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata appears to have issued a thinly veiled warning to the company’s international management teams. He’s a man who clearly believes in his hardware. So why is it struggling? Simple, Iwata argues – Nintendo is not selling it right. And territories in which the console is underperforming …

Some of Splinter Cell Blacklist’s violent content previously demoed to journalists has been cut from the final release. A controversial scene shown at E3 last year saw players controlling ‘hero’ Sam Fisher torturing a suspect in an interrogation scenario. But the negative reaction from the press and consumers has led …

Sports game developer takes top prize, with Bossa Studios pipping Side to 2nd place after a tie-break

Online retail empire The Hut Group is backing this year’s MCV Awards. The UK firm, which runs online outlets such as Zavvi and IWantOneOfThose.com, has signed up as Platinum Partner for the April 18th event. The awards are the perfect platform to showcase the hard work and talent that goes …

EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that the games industry must work harder to challenge the belief that video games and gun violence share a link. "The games industry is a very mature, responsible industry, more so than you might otherwise imagine," he told investors, as reported by CVG. "We’re …