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Dare to be Digital 2012 developers Team Faceplant talk to Develop about working on their entry title GravTech

Computing giant inviting industry professionals to learn how to create and release games on its latest operating system

Online games giant Bigpoint has hired PayPal veteran Jochen Siegert as head of payment. Siegert is the former director of EMEA strategy and business development at PayPal Europe. He has over 12 years of experience in the payment industry. He built up PayPal’s European financial products department and lead the …

US trade body ESA has seen its members grow to 34 with the additional of GREE, MadCatz and NetDragon Websoft GREE and NetDragon Websoft are two of the biggest names in social and mobile games right now, while MadCatz – famed for its accessories – has recently become a fully-fledged …

Global rap superstar Jay Z is the executive producer of NBA 2K 13. What the devil does the 99 Problems singer have to do with a basketball video game? I’ll let the press statement explain: "Jay Z’s interests and influences extend well beyond his illustrious?music career as a 14-time Grammy …

Fluffy Logic's CEO on the misogynistic treatment of women in - and outside - the games industry

Oculus Rift to offer stereoscopic 3d experience

LiveAction tech allows real-time interaction between performance capture, art assets and environments

'We're continuing to evolve our policies to meet industry demand', says Adam Boyes

Console newcomer Ouya is getting perilously close to hitting the $6m figure on crowd-funding portal Kickstarter. The project now has one week to go until backing is closed, and at the time of writing has received a total of $5,977,463 from 46,613 backers. Whatever happens, Ouya stands as by far …