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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

Tech outfit looking for interactive projects to be judged on performance and visual quality

South Park: The Stick of Truth will be backed by a ‘irreverent, shocking and disruptive’ marketing push. THQ has promised to reflect South Park’s humour in its activity, which included a show-stealing appearance at the Video Game Awards in the US last week. It would be pretty difficult to market …

Sony’s UK arm bolstered its team with three new hires. Lauren Bradley, former senior product manager for Namco Bandai, takes up the same position at SCE UK after nearly four years at the third party publisher. Sony has also hired Ben Pestell as trade marketing manager. Pestell previously handled trade …