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There is 'no proper marketplace' for digital games on Nintendo platforms, claims dev

If you thought free to download PC game Slender: The Eight Pages was scary, then the next chapter in the Slenderman’s video game career could just finish you off. Slender: The Arrival was revealed last week, but a few more detail about the game have been dug up. It’s being …

External testing period to commence later in October for 1,000 users

Publishing giant Future is seemingly making good on its plans to successfully transition into the new digital world. The company reports that it has sold over 5m worth of digital magazines for Apple devices in the last 11 months, or since the launch of Apple Newsstand. T3 is the current …

Microsoft forced Ensemble into turning RTS title into Halo game, says studio founder

The first-party line-up of PS3 Essentials will be in stores across India by this weekend, Sony has confirmed. The Essentials is a budget line-up that consists of older, popular PS3 games re-released at lower prices and with a distinctive cover art. Sony has confirmed that the line-up will be priced …

Mega Brands will bring the popular blind format to the world of jigsaws when it launches its new Skylanders Giants Blind Pack puzzles this October. In the Mega Puzzles line an assortment of six jigsaws are available and each one features a mystery character for kids to discover. The brand …

Discussions held in Hawaii yesterday over potential acquisition

Valve, the company that does not want to be sold, is being linked to another buyout. This time the allegations say that two of Korea’s gaming powerhouses, NCsoft and Nexon, are in active talks to acquire the Half-Life developer and PC gaming powerhouse. The reports stem from Joonang News, which …

First of ten games to pass through community voting service is now available