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Streaming games service OnLive has officially launched in Belgium. It’s the second country – after the UK – to receive an official launch for the platform. The service is being provided by telecoms company Belgacom, which is offering its customers one month’s free subscription to OnLive PlayPack bundle. The promotion …

E3 2013 to take place between June 11th and 13th

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Dare to be Digital 2012 team Raptor Games talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Project Thanatos.

Los Angeles will remain the home of E3 for at least the next three years. The Entertainment Software Association has announced the continuation of its relationship with E3’s long-term home at the LA Convention Center. However, as of next year the event will also encompass other venues including LA Live …

A Japanese Apple nut claims to have constructed a lifelike iPhone 5 pieced together from genuine parts sourced from the Apple supply line. The shape isn’t a huge departure from the iPhone 4, although the all-glass back has been replaced with a silver panel. It also carries the rumoured 19-pin …

Games advertising company Intergi has opened a new European HQ in London. It’s the company’s first overseas office and becomes its fifth, joining with its New York, LA, San Francisco and Florida bases. The London HQ will be lead by UK and European sales director James Haley. He’s joined by …

Freemium model will force changes to conventional games in future, says David McCarthy

Consumers should look at the other features the console has to offer such as its tablet controller, says Tekken director

A potentially very serious issue with the PC DRM employed by Ubisoft seems to have left many gamers susceptible to hackers. Rock Paper Shotgun reports that a problem with the Uplay/DRM infrastructure of a number of Ubisoft titles that allows websites to plant potentially malicious code onto the PCs of …