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After a launch marred by a string of controversy, The War Z has been completely blocked from purchase on Steam. While the game remains listed on the PC digital distribution hub, you can no longer buy it. Valve has decided to offer a refund for any customers who felt they …

22 Cans’ Kickstarter effort for Project Godus, what was thought to be a lost cause less than a week ago, has reached its goal with just under two days to spare. The 450,000 mark was met around 44 hours ahead of the December 21st deadline. The campaign gained quite a …

Peter Molyneux's crowd funding experiment succeeds with less than two days to go

Minecraft creator Markus Persson and entrepreneur Mark Cuban contribute $500,000 to EFF

Valve issues apology and offers refunds in wake of 'misleading advertising' controversy

THQ has filed for bankruptcy – but as part of a plan to ultimately strengthen the business and hopefully find it a new owner. The publisher this evening announced it had agreed to sell the majority of its US assets, including its publishing operation and four studios, to affiliates of …

But publisher claims there will be no redundancies as it looks to sell

Console hits impressive milestone as worldwide sales exceed 70 million

Cult Rockstar hit Bully could finally be getting a PS3 release, it seems. Siliconera reports that ESRB ratings indicate that a number of Rockstar’s PS2 titles are being lined up for a digital release on the PlayStation Network including Bully, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Red Dead Revolver, Midnight …

Israel-based studio Playful Shark & Untame Games and Finnish dev Frogmind take awards