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New Scottish developer has ambitions to become a 'major contributor'

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said it would be unwholesome” to charge an additional fee for Animal Crossing 3DS DLC. Whether you agree with that will likely depend on whether you are a gamer or a Nintendo shareholder. The platform holder has recently strayed further than ever into the premium …

The chase is back on to find the industry's best young developers; Submissions close in two weeks

Hacker collective to act on November 5th, unless Zynga drops plans to cut staff

Infamous hacker collective Anonymous has threatened to release confidential information about casual gaming company Zynga on November 5th. It is doing so, it claims, in response to the company’s outrageous treatment of their employees and their actions against many developers”. This presumably refers to last week’s closure of 13 of …

Neon Play CEO Oli Christie on creating a game concept for mobile

EA has finally been knocked off the top of the UK charts… by EA. After a month at No.1, FIFA 13 is this week knocked down to second place to be replaced by fellow EA new release Medal of Honor: Warfighter, although the new shooter fails to better the week …

Former Epic games designer and development star Cliff Bleszinski has expressed a desire to work on future Resident Evil titles. Hey, Capcom. Call me. We can fix Resident Evil. Together. :-),” he said on Twitter over the weekend. By fix”, of course, Cliffy B is referencing the lukewarm critical reception …

Grand Theft Auto V is to release in the first half of 2013, if new promotional art for the game is to be believed. The poster, leaked by fan forum GTA-Five.pl (site currently down) and spotted by IGN, reads ‘Pre-order now. Spring 2013.’, with Xbox 360 and PS3 being the …

Valve is seeking testers for the beta version of its Steam for Linux client. The company is now taking applications, adding that its primarily looking for experienced Linux users. While details are sparse beyond that, we’ve already learned Left 4 Dead 2 will be the debut title from the service …