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Humble Bundle’s AAA experiment with THQ has come to a close, and the results look very solid. The effort raised just under $5.1m by selling nearly 900,000 units across its two weeks of availability. Each sale allowed buyers to choose the split between THQ, Humble Bundle, and charity donation. The …

Valve has announced the beta launch of its Steam Community Market, a system designed for users to buy and sell in-game items with Steam Wallet funds. The rolling out of the service means all consumable Team Fortress 2 items owned by players can now be purchased or sold for real …

Beta allows customers to buy and sell in-game merchandise with their Steam Wallet

Nearly 900,000 purchases made at an average cost of $5.76

Assassin’s Creed III is the fastest-selling game in Ubisoft’s history, shifting 7m units worldwide. The publisher also showed off some other intriguing stats. Players have spent a combined 8,200 years playing the solo missions, with three billion assassinations. The company boasts that it has had a lot more success with …

Some publisher partners had continued to use service free of charge 'for up to four years'

Up to five indie titles available for just £6

Gamers can now do their bit for charity by picking up a fresh bundle of acclaimed indie PC titles. Following the success of the original last year, GamesAid has released LittleBIGbunch 2 to raise more money for the organisation’s partner charities. The bundle allows gamers to pick up to five …

The STALKER IP has a new home. BitComposer, which published the third title in the STALKER series Call of Pripyet, has acquired the licence from its developer GSC Game World. The deal gives BitComposer exclusive worldwide rights to all video games carrying the STALKER name. The acquisition of the STALKER …

Developer delight over tax cuts but cultural test sparks confusion and dismay