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UDK adds iPhone 5 support and new mobile upgrades
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Read More »Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube? suffers server strain as layer one nears completion
Developers at Peter Molyneux’s 22Cans’ worked through the night last night to help ease the server problems that have dogged the game since launch. The woes, of course, are a result of the huge popularity of the ‘game, that despite receiving its fair share of criticism has been played by …
Read More »Hackers turn on Kim Dotcom and his new Mega portal
Kim Dotcom’s return to online file-sharing may prove to be an even rougher ride than he expected. A group of hackers have taken control of Dotcom’s new domain, Me.ga, telling TorrentFreak that: Kim Dotcom is not better nor worse than Universal. He himself is an industry, only here to pollute.” …
Read More »Gem cuts Xbox accessories prices for indie retail
The latest Xbox 360 deal from Gem has arrived, with the UK distributor giving away Xbox Live points and cutting prices on accessories. For independent retailers that order an Xbox 360 Wireless Pad with Halo: Combat Evolved, they will received 800 Microsoft points for free. Meanwhile, there is 25 per …
Read More »Ubisoft officially announces £120 Assassin’s Creed Anthology
Assassin’s Creed Anthology will be released in the UK on November 30th, publisher Ubisoft has announced. The SKU will cost a massive 120 and will be available for Xbox 360 and the PS3 in the UK only through Amazon. The bundle includes Assassin’s Creed, ACII, AC Brotherhood, AC Revelations and …
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Questionnaire looks into issues such as copyright, IP ownership and licensing
Read More »Today’s Shortlist features "world’s first playable gaming cover"
Free UK magazine ShortList is celebrating a gaming first this morning. Today’s issue features what editor Martin Robinson describes as the world’s first playable gaming cover”. Using augmented reality app Blippar, the cover can be turned – or ‘blipped’ – into a playable version of ‘80s title Chuckie Egg. There’s …
Read More »Is free-to-play the future of gaming or just a cheap fad?
People don’t want to pay for games. That’s what MCV was told repeatedly at E3. And indeed many of this year’s high-growth or most controversial games – World of Tanks, League of Legends, CSR Racing amongst others – were absolutely free. Of course anyone that has followed this market as …
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.
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