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A look at how Arkane Studios is harnessing Unreal Engine 3 for its latest release

Microsoft has removed the dedicated Facebook and Twitter apps from the Xbox 360 marketplace. The apps are no longer available to download for all users who have updated to the latest Xbox 360 dashboard update, which has already begun rolling out to users. The Verge reports that multiple sources familiar …

What happens when a successful Kickstarter project goes wrong? We may well be about to find out. Developer Rick Dakan’s promised multiplayer horror romp Hanuts: The Manse Macabre successfully passed its Kickstarter project, raising a total of $28k+ from 1,214 backers last July. However, having already missed its proposed release …

This week's essential job opportunities in game art

The creators of Megaupload have vowed that its replacement will effectively be bullet proof. US authorities ordered the closure of the file-sharing portal in January, but owners Kim Dotcom and Marthias Ortmann says that its replacement – simply called ‘Mega’ – will not be so easy to shift. TorrentFreak reports …

Hurry! There are just a few hours left to tell us who you think the brightest young stars of the UK games industry are. Every year, MCV’s 30 Under 30 highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK – but nominations much be sent …

Android device activations in India have jumped more than 400% over the past year, Google has announced. So rapid is the growth, said a post on the Android Develoeprs Blog, that Android users in India downloaded more apps in the last six months than they did in the previous three …

It’s bizarre that it’s taken Google this long, but it is finally now allowing Indian developers to sell paid apps, enable in-app purchases and sell subscriptions on Google Play. Indian developers can not only now sell paid apps, but also monetise apps that have already been published as free. Developers …

Hundreds of media professionals and industry veterans headed to London last night for the 2012 Games Media Awards. The ceremony was held at Vinopolis, near Borough Market, and was bookended by pre- and post-drinks receptions, as well as the ever popular rockaoke – and we’ve photographed the lot. The event …

Haunts: The Manse Macabre developers leave despite unfinished work on horror title