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A trio of new apps unaffiliated with gaming have arrived for Xbox Live Gold subs. Major Nelson reveals The Wall Street Journal has launched its news streaming app WSJ Live. The app provides unlimited access to the publication’s complete library of video material, as well as streaming four hours of …

Android-based console of the people Ouya has completed its prototyping phase and now embarks on engineering verification. A new post on the Ouya blog outlines what processes the console has been through and what’s left ahead of its eventual release. Everything is supposedly right on schedule, with the hardware receiving …

The game-focused Wikipad tablet has missed its intended launch date at US retailer GameStop. The device looks to differentiate itself from its competitors by including a detachable gamepad. However, Wikipad’s makers have said they pulled the product due to a last minute opportunity to enhance” it. No new launch date …

The hunt to find the industry's best young developers continues; Submissions close November 12th

Latest update to Autodeskâ??s development tool contains compatibility improvements

Palmer Luckey to discuss virtual reality with debut UK talk. Event early bird deadline nears

It's as simple as that, says Boss Alien's Alex Trowers

Sony has again lowered its predicted handheld sales as revenues fall for the latest quarter. CVG reports that having once predicted combined unit sales of 16m for the Vita and PSP, this was later downsized to 12m. Now Sony has again cut the forecast to just 10m handheld unit sales …

It may be the industry buzzword of the moment, but freemium games still have a long way to go before they take down retail. 216m will be generated in the UK by virtual goods sold in games such as FarmVille (pictured), League of Legends and World of Tanks, research firm …

CEO Ilkka Paananen talks about becoming part of the mobile hit parade