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The Oliver Twins have admitted defeat in their Dizzy Returns Kickstarter campaign, which is currently short of its target by 325,000. The project hasonly managed to garner 24,635from 776 backers with seven days left till the crowdfunding deadline expires -attracting a fair dose of negativity on the way. Speaking to …

A new free digital guide to international markets is available to download now. MCV has published a comprehensive publication exploring the world’s most promising and lucrative territories. And it’s available for free. Around the World with MCV, in association with Click Entertainment, is free to download on your iPad or …

Crowdfunding campaign only raises £24,635 after 21 days

End of year lists are ten a penny. Top 20 this. Best 5 that. This is the only list you need. With 2012 such a transformative year for games Michael French, Chris Dring, Ben Parfitt and James Batchelor pick the seven games that exemplify the biggest changes in the market… …

Fluffy Logic's CEO questions whether the EU culture test is a suitable judge for tax relief in its current form

Using GfK Chart-Track retail figures, we compare the biggest brands in the UK games industry. Check out the infographic below. Click on it to see a larger version.

Gamers willing to wear 'funky' gadgets more than the average consumer, says Oculus inventor

Think this year’s Xmas No.1 in games will be Call of Duty or FIFA? It is more likely to be Angry Birds or Minecraft. Xbox Live, Steam, iOS, PSN and the rest are expecting a surge in downloads on December 25th, as gamers receive consoles, tablets, PCs and points cards …

And you thought Nintendo’s handheld wasn’t popular? The latest charts data from Media Create shows that in just two years sales of Nintendo’s 3DS have already passed the lifetime sales of Sony’s six year old PS3. PS3’s lifetime Japanese sales stand at 8.7m. Last week 3DS sold 211k units, taking …

Cliff Bleszinski’s exit from Epic Games in October came as a surprise to many, so what does the industry icon have in mind for his next move? Following a month of doing what Bleszinski described as absolutely nothing,” the designer told G4 that he has begun to meet with developers …