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News has just come through that today the THQ Asia-Pacific offices in Melbourne are scheduled to be closed down. The shut down will occur in the next few months, as THQ’s sales and distribution business is handed over to a local sub-distributor. This is an ongoing trend in Australia now, …

Monetisation firm shuts down website whilst investigation is carried out

Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3 is the latest name to back this year’s Games Media Awards. The first person shooter will welcome guests in the reception area at the super chic Vinpolis, Bankside. The Games Media Awards honour the best writers in the business. "We strongly value our close partnerships with …

The next stage in the motion control revolution could be upon us. Kinect is able to do a pretty decent job of tracking our body movements, but it falls down when it comes to precision movement. That’s where Digits come into it. New Scientist reports that the project, headed by …

It’s only two days away now, but you can watch the launch trailer for Bethesda’s Dishonored right now. Reviews for the game went live earlier this week and suggest that the stealth romp could well be one of the most critically acclaimed games of the year. It’s currently averaging an …

Chillingo has teamed up with Mattel and developer Glitchsoft to give He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe, the long-overdue iOS treatment. What, you’re under 30? Well, He-Man is the star of 1980s TV classic He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, as well as the equally popular action …

With a growing list of $15+ iOS games, Square Enix has finally emerged to explain why it has adopted a pricing structure adverse to what mobile gamers are currently used to. The publisher offers a handful of titles on the App Store, including games from Final Fantasy and The World …

Social game developer Supercell has revealed its averaging over the startling figure of $500,000 a day between two iOS games. The studio told The New York Times its raking a cool $350,000 daily from the App Store after Apple takes it 30 per cent. That means Supercell is bringing in …

Valve has revealed its searching for people to playtest its games and hardware prototypes. The announcement comes after the company’s newly unveiled hardware division indicated that public beta tests are planned for next year. Those interested need to submit a general survey to Valve and must be local to the …

Free-to-play won't just be strategy games and RPGs, says Kongregate co-founder