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With its latest financial results being labelled as a disaster” by analysts, Zynga has unveiled plans to enter the real-money gambling market. CEO Mark Pincus says the company will launch a real-money poker gamer in the first half of next year. "We have our first [real-money gambling] products in development, …

Microsoft has confirmed the termination of a ‘small’ number of roles at its Vancouver-based game development studio. Kotaku originally reported the layoffs early on in the day. following a pair of former staff members taking to Twitter. The news adds to the growing pile of game development downers in British …

Technology eyewear manufacturer Gunnar Optiks has tied up with Sparen International to release its range of products in India. Gunnar’s range of eyewear products, including the Advanced Computer Eyewear and Advanced Gaming Eyewear lines, will be available in India from August. Preorders for Gunnar Optiks products are currently underway at …

Zynga’s latest financial report has investors jumping ship in a hurry. The company’s share price declined 40 per cent today after its Q2 report revealed that although there was growth in both users and year-on-year bookings, the numbers fell short of estimates, resulting in a net loss of $22.8m according …

Valve boss Gabe Newell has expressed doubt in Windows 8 regarding what he sees as a transition from an open platform to a closed one in Microsoft’s next OS. Speaking at Casual Connect in Seattle, Newell shared his thoughts on how the move could be catastrophic for the PC space. …

With its 21st August release date fast approaching, THQ has revealed the minimum and recommended PC specs for Vigil Games’ Darksiders 2. Minimum requirements: Operating system: Windows XP, Windows Vista SP1 or Windows 7 Processor: 2.0 Ghz Intel Core2Duo processor or AMD equivalent RAM: 2 GB Hard drive: 20 GB …

From 25th July to 1st August, the PlayStation Store is home to a sports games sale to celebrate the Summer Olympics, which get underway on 27th July. As part of the Indian PlayStation Store update that went live last night, several PS3, Move, PSP and PS2 games have gone on …

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will retail for Rs 699 on PC, the game’s Indian distributor WWC has revealed. The latest iteration of Valve’s popular multiplayer shooter will receive a boxed release, while the console versions will only be available digitally via Xbox Live on Xbox 360 and PSN on PS3 for …

Share prices down 40 per cent in after hours trading

Minecraft creator speaks to benefits of self-publishing