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Football Manager 2013 had more staff than ever working on it… because last year’s version was piracy free for two weeks. Football Manager 2012 sold better during its opening week because new security measures meant it took hackers a little longer to crack the game. Developer Sports Interactive and publisher …

FormerDroid's Fee Stewart reveals how a dev event sparked the creation of a BAFTA-nominated game

Sony’s PS3 has reportedly received a certification of quality from a Chinese safety standards body, leading to speculation that the world’s most populace country could be about to lift its ban on home consoles. The super-state banned such hardware in 2000 amidst concerns about their potential effect on the country’s …

Almost every GAME store around the UK will open their doors at midnight for Monday’s launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. The specialist retailer confirmed that 319 of its outlets are hosting special launch events to mark the arrival of Activision’s next blockbuster shooter. A full list of …

It’s common knowledge that Silicon knights lost its legal battle with Epic Games. But what came next is less widely known. Eurogamer reports that following its loss SK was ordered to recall and destroy any unsold copies of games it built using Unreal – namely X-Men: Destiny, Too Human, The …

Gave us a proper lump in the throat, this. Dad Mike Hoye loves to play The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker with his daughter. Three and a half year old Maya likes sailing, scary birds and remembering to be brave, rescuing her little brother and finding out what’s happening …

Andrew House to head division managing PlayStation Network

Sportsfriends bundle aims to bring new generation of indie multiplayer games to life

Grand Theft Auto V’s game world is bigger than those of GTA San Andreas, GTA4 and Red Dead Redemption combined, Rcokstar has revealed. In an in-depth 18-page reveal in the latest issue of Game Informer magazine, the game’s art director Aaron Garbut confirmed what we already knew – this is …

Natural Selection 2 posts sales stats giving insight into indie fight for survival