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Zynga will no longer be tied so closely to Facebook as a new deal between the two will level the playing field between the FarmVille firm and its competitors. The giant of social games was once the single biggest earner for the world’s largest social network, responsible for as much …

A new pay-what-you-want charity bundle of popular THQ games is now available. Consumers can pay anything from $1 for seven titles with proceeds going to charities Child’s Play and the American Red Cross. The Humble THQ Bundle allows gamers to pay for Steam keys to Darksiders, Metro 2033, Red Faction: …

PC owners are now able to purchase credit for leading downloads store Steam in branches of GAME. The specialist is the first UK retailer to sell Steam Wallet codes from Valve, which enable users to buy games and DLC through Steam. Customers will be able to buy codes worth 5, …

Next-gen Xbox likely to launch in time for Christmas, claim sources close to the matter

Microsoft will have its Xbox successor on the market before Thanksgiving and Christmas 2013. That’s according to a new report on Bloomberg, citing sources close to the matter who have conveniently started to blab just as the Wii U rolls out around the world. (It launched last night in the …

Turtle Rock Studios, GameDev.net chip in to help publisher

RuneScape developer has yet to issue yearly filing due in September

'I haven't really shown the world what else I might be capable of yet', says veteran dev

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed will arrive in India early next week, well after the game’s international release. The good news, however, is that the multi-starring kart racer will be priced at just Rs 1,999 on Xbox 360 and PS3. Distributor E-xpress Interactive has confirmed, however, that the PC …

New deal removes benefits as companies begin to part ways