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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 …

Troubled publisher THQ has finally seen some positive movement on the stock market following the success of its recent Humble Bundle. The pay what you want” offer saw gamers able to pick up the PC versions of Darksiders II, Metro 2033, Red Faction Armageddon and Company of Heroes, as well …

Glasgow animation outfit Axis has been signed up to do the CG FX for the Halo 4 episodic series Spartan Ops. The company has created cutscenes and other CGI elements for the first season of Spartan Ops, which offers weekly releases of a game based around the extended adventures of …

Prolific animation house contributes to 343 Studios' weekly Spartan Ops series

After months of preparation and submissions, Square Enix has picked four finalists for its Game Development Contest India 2012, and all four games are now available for everyone to play and vote. The four finalists are – Cloud Shepherd, an iPad puzzle game by Team Riverside (a group of Students …

The Wii U is finally with us, and with it comes the first weekly Top 20 for the machine thanks to data from UKIE GfK Chart-Track. As was reported earlier, Nintendo’s first party duo of Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros U rule the roost in first and second …

Two stars of The Walking Dead TV series have signed up to provide their likenesses to Activision’s game of the same name. Norman Reedus and Michael Rooker, who play Daryl Dixon and Merle Dixon respectively, will both reprise their TV roles for the game, which is being developed by Terminal …

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