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Frag-Nation and Blur have come together to set up FragFest, a quarterly multi-platform competitive gaming property aiming to bring together the best gaming talent from across India. Blur will host the first FragFest event in Chennai from 24th to 25th August, and it will feature seven games Call of Duty …

Engine firm to continue licensing development platform to external studios despite sale

The controversial figure behind file-sharing site Megaupload has claimed that he was assaulted by police when he was arrested in January. Kim Dotcom is currently fighting extradition from New Zealand to the US on piracy related charges. "And then they were all over me,” he said of the moment when …

Bohemia Interactive developing new title with Dean Hall named as project lead

New development branch working on Facebook hidden object game Living Classics

Indie PC hit Day Z is officially being developed into a standalone tite. Arma II creators Bohemia Interactive are funding the venture, though Day Z creator Dean Hall has been hired as project lead. This is thefairy-tale outcome for a mod that many would have said impossible four months ago,” …

Latest update also adds simplified workflows and improved baking support

Zynga has revealed a new browser title which it has labelled as the first in the next generation of social games. ChefVille allows players to run their own restaurants and learn new recipes as they expand their business. Recipes learnt in game can be uploaded to Facebook with players able …

Leading UK developer expands operations to Nova Scotia

Ubisoft is bringing Beyond Good & Evil HD to the High Street as part of a new digital triple pack. The publisher’s Xbox Live Hits Collection features the acclaimed Michel Ancel adventure, as well as popular 2011 XBLA hits From Dust and Outland. Now if all that sounds familiar, it’s …