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Rumours online today suggest that while Microsoft might be targeting the tablet market, it isn’t intending to compete on price. WPCentral has word from Scandinavian retailer Webhallen that the entry-level 32GB Surface model will retail for an eye-watering 650. That places it far ahead of the entry level 32GB Wi-Fi …

The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features details on a trio of new London studios, the last of our four interviews with EA and tips on surviving Gamescom. That’s on top of the latest charts data from Chart-Track, the PlayStation Network, Steam, Apple and iOS. …

Have you ever noticed that Minecraft isn’t on Steam? Well, it isn’t. Which is odd as Steam is the biggest digital PC distributor and Minecraft is one of the PC’s biggest success stories. The reason, it transpires, is that the game’s creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson remains concerned about Steam’s grip …

City Interactive’s sequel to popular shooter Sniper: Ghost Warrior has been delayed again untill 2013. This is the second delay to hit the game, which is caused by the title needing additional polish. UK Marketing the PR director Lee Kirton told Videogamer: I can confirm that this is true. We …

Activision has announced three exclusive retailer pre-order offers for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. UK GAME stores will offer an unlock code for the G1 Retro Pack, which lets fans play as the G1 Optimus Prime from the 1980s cartoon in both multiplayer and single player. The pack also unlocks a …

Last month’s Steam hardware survey shows that more and more people are using Valve’s digital retail platform on less powerful PCs. The report shows that the number of Steam users relying on Intel’s integrated graphics has risen from 4 per cent to 11 per cent, while the use of dual …

Studio stops development on Microsoft Flight and children's Kinect-based interactive TV project

The time may have come for developer Stardock to say goodbye to boxed retail releases, the company has stated. Recent digital-only release Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion has crushed” the studio’s previous sales records, selling over 100,000 units. It’s the first game from the developer to skip retail upon …

2K Games has teamed-up with Official Xbox Magazine for a special Borderlands 2 promotion. The publisher is printing split-run collector editions covers of OXM, with Borderlands 2 characters appearing on the covers. Ten special copies will feature ‘Claptrap Gold Vault Hunter’ cover, and will be distributed across the UK. We …

Studio claims number of illegal copies rose to 99 per cent in some countries