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Valve has taken another step toward bringing PC gaming into the living room with the public release of Steam’s Big Picture mode. Big Picture is designed to allow PC gamers to play their Steam titles on a television with a traditional gamepad – though it still fully supports keyboard and …

Castle Crashers developer says XBLA essential to existence of indie console community

The first full season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead is set to land at retail in North America next week for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Originally targeted for the shelves today, the retail launch ended up slipping back a week to December 11th. The bundle has been priced at …

Crytek has released the PC system requirements for next year’s Crysis 3 and in a trend we’re starting to see everywhere, Windows XP isn’t supported. Minimum, recommended and high-performance specs have been revealed, and while Crysis games have been known for their graphical prowess, Crysis 3’s requirements aren’t as demanding …

Celebrated dev denies he's calling it quits

Crowdfunding site's strict rules mean game over for Dream Quest games

Valve puts PC gaming in the living room with new game mode

Tech company hopes to get more game devs on Creative Cloud

The latest DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn, is available now for Xbox 360, but developer Bethesda has announced that, unlike previous DLC, it will also be released on PS3. Bethesda had openly admitted to having issues brining the Dawnguard DLC to the PS3, and that content …

Steam’s Big Picture mode has gone live, introducing a controller-friendly interface for use on TVs. Big Picture mode introduces the Daisywheel typing tool to make typing via the controller more easy. It also includes an updated Web browser that can be accessed while in a game, with controls and navigation …