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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 …

RIM has tied up with the NASSCOM Gaming forum to bring the Blackberry Got Game Port-a-Thon to India. The event aims to encourage game developers to port their game apps to the Blackberry 10 platform, offering incentives such as a Blackberry PlayBook, Blackberry DevAlpha, and up to $2,000 in cash. …

Beleaguered publisher Zynga has suffered a fresh blow following news that Facebook is to cool the once special relationship enjoyed by the pair. As of March 31st 2013 an alteration of its terms with Zynga will see its privileges largely removed, bringing it back into line with Facebook’s other gaming …