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Sony has announced that franchise bundles for God of War and Infamous will arrive alongside the previously unveiled Ratchet & Clank Collection later this month. The US Playstation Blog reveals the packs will run $29.99 each, and include bonuses on top of the series catalog. From the feature lists: God …

Industry veteran Trip Hawkins will deliver a keynote speech at NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012 in Pune later this year, NASSCOM has announced. Hawkins, an inductee in the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame, founded EA and the now defunct console maker and game publisher 3DO, before …

Adi Granov gives advice on breaking into the industry

Jason Rubin hoping new content will help turn around publisher's fortunes

New features to aid artists 'make more sophisticated physical simulations'

Tool kits, guides and event listings available at dev hub

Cooler Master today announced the launch of the Quick Fire Pro, a mechanical keyboard from its CM Storm gaming range. Using Cherry Black and Red mechanical keys, the new keyboard is a step up from the company’s older Quick Fire Rapid keyboard. The Quick Fire Pro features laser-marked key caps …

Industry punch bag EA is experiencing somewhat of a role reversal at the moment – it’s actually being praised by fans. As arguably the biggest player in the game, EA is accustomed to being hated on by the online games community, but news that it is to sue rival Zynga …

Blizzard’s inclusion of the Real Money Auction House in Diablo III may have been controversial, but for one gamer it has proved extremely lucrative. PCGamesN reports that Reddit user WishboneTheDog has made a total of $10,000 by selling virtual items either found or crafted in-game and then sold via the …

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 …