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NASSCOM has released the final agenda for the upcoming Game Developer Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Pune on 2nd and 3rd November. Kicking things off on day one is an opening keynote from Sledgehammer Games co-founder Glen Schofield. This will be followed by a ‘State of the …

Iron that checkered shirt. Make sure you get an early night. Fortify your liver. The 2012 Games Media Awards are almost upon us. The biggest names in the UK games press – don’t believe us? click here to see who’s going – will be heading to London tomorrow for the …

Microsoft has revealed pricing for Surface ahead of the tablet's release later this month

Human Head claims open world sequel is in â??limboâ??, but its status is unknown

GAME is opening its doors before school to celebrate the launch of Activision’s Skylanders Giants. 32 stores – including Aberdeen, Nottingham and Poole outlets – will open at 7am on Friday (October 19th), while a further 199 will open at or before 8:30. We can’t wait for this new giant …

Legal battle's tension increases as casual studios lock horns

New Zealand developer insists free-to-play game will use 'ethical microtransactions' and not pay-to-win

Apple refuses approval after description jokes that free-to-play is 'nonsense'

Attention Seekers Productions, creators of Pwned and The Boot Room, has signed a deal with Microsoft to release video content on Xbox Live in Europe. The company currently produces trailers and video content for YouTube and TV as well as publishers such as EA and Codemasters. The partnership with Microsoft …

IGN is being put up for auction – with an asking price of $100m – after its parent News Corp have failed to find a buyer. The firm has – according to The Wall Street Journal – hired investment bank Allen & Co to auction off the business. IGN is …