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An indie game making tool went haywire over the weekend after its anti-piracy DRM developed an unusual problem. Customers who had obtained Game Maker legally suddenly discovered that in-game resources such as sprites were overlaid with an image of skull and crossbones – a safeguard designed to kick in in …

Life-size statue of Assassin's Creed III star Connor and David Hasselhoff costumes on sale

It’s not often that you get to see the Activision logo on your iDevice screen. Last night Activision Mobile Publishing released free-to-play title The Bowling Dead onto the Apple App Store. As the name might suggest, the release combines two fan favourites – zombies and bowling. Players have to manage …

YoYo Games patches tool to remove 'destructive' security measures affecting legitimate users

UK retailer GAME is opening the doors to 195 stores tonight to welcome the long-awaited UK arrival of Nintendo’s Wii U. 50 of the stores will also have playable demo pods for customers to try as they wait to get their hands on the latest console to be unleashed upon …

Former Disney exec Steve Wadsworth to replace Mihir Shah effective immediately

DayZ creator Dean Hall has warned that the standalone version of the game could well miss its proposed 2012 release date. We are still working towards a target for an initial foundation before the end of the year,” he said on the game’s blog. But we will slip this date …

This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it features a detailed investigation of the eSports craze. We also discuss the potential of Wii U, the call for global release dates, and review last week’s LGC. We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download our iPad app now,which …

Exec admits users should be able to use all the console's functions straight out of the box

Third party support is crucial to any console launch, and Nintendo has done a sterling job of rallying publishers behind Wii U. The new console will arrive with a day one line-up that includes Call of Duty, FIFA, Batman, Mass Effect, Skylanders, Tekken – the list goes on. No publishers …