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Print is a dying medium, right? Well, try telling that to the almost 230,000 people that read Moshi Monsters every month, or Game Informer’s ludicrous 7.5m subscribers (8.16m readers in total). Talk of Nintendo Power’s impending closure may imply that the magazine is struggling, but it still retains 475,000 loyal …

Crowdfunding isn’t just being used to create new games brand – it’s bringing new life to old ones as well. UK developer Silverball Studios has kicked off a Kickstarter campaign to fund the revival of the popular Pro Pinball series. The franchise first emerged in 1995, but has not been …

It was very, very nearly revealed at E3 back in June, but talk of a longer than expected wait for Xbox 720 is bubbling up once again. "We have heard no word yet from Microsoft or Sony about their plans to launch new consoles,” Michael Pachter said in his regular …

Develop takes a look at the latest update to the Enlighten illumination tool

Follow-up to studio's 'Weekender' event to deliver a series of talks on gaming in public spaces

The thing to remember is that this stuff is made by an amateur! You wouldn’t know it, though. Freddie Wong is already well known to online games fans for his fantastic video game themed shorts, but this new video is really something else. Called Old School vs New School, the …

President Frank Gibeau confirms he has seen new consoles

In what can only be described as a victory for consumers, Ubisoft has scrapped its controversial always-on DRM for PC games. It marks the end of a long and painful saga for the company although some observers will be disappointed that Ubisoft does not concede that aggressive DRM is an …

R&D expenditures result in lower profits

Apple’s iPhone 4S has not finished first in monthly smartphone sales for the first time since its launch eleven months ago. Apple Insider reports that the recently released Samsung Galaxy S III won out in August, though the trend is not expected to continue. Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley expects …