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More than 14,000 backers pledge support to fifth entry into the series

Blizzard is looking into potentially offering a free-to-play option for Starcraft II’s multiplayer mode, according to the game’s lead designer Dustin Browder. Browder was asked during a panel at the Valencia eSports Congress (via pcgamesn) if Blizzard had any plans for f2p for the popular strategy franchise. [We’re] looking at …

Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten selling titles for the past week, with Borderlands 2 and Torchlight II duking it out for the top spot. In its second week of availability, Gearbox’s shooter RPG was able to hold off the launch of Runic’s dungeon crawler – though both titles seem …

It’s funny how there always seems to be a festival or national holiday around high-profile game releases in India. It happened last month, with Sleeping Dogs, Darksiders 2 and Counter-Strike Global Offensive all releasing around Independence Day, Parsi New Year and Id. Last week was no different, but it didn’t …

iOS and Android gamepad iMpulse raises half of $50k goal within days

Gearbox head Randy Pitchford makes amends for plagiarism with job offer

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Sony’s UK PlayStation team hires a new account manager and we look at the best job opportunities. BROWN TO HEAD UP SONY RETAIL ACCOUNTSHuw Brown has joined the PlayStation firm as its new national account manager. While at …

Datascope programming consultant Ben Royce offers a comprehensive guide

Voting for the charities that GamesAid will supprt in 2012 ends on Sunday. The UK video games industry charity has named the 14 charitable organisations in the running to receive support. GamesAid members are invited to vote for the charity they would like to see being officially supported. The focus …

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