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Valve is, without doubt, one of the most unique games companies in the world – and today Steam chief Jason Holtman revealed why. And it’s not just because it owns a digital store. In the opening keynote at the Develop conference in Brighton this morning, Holtman talked through the developer-publisher-retailer’s …

Katsuhiro Harada. Loved by gamers. And quite possibly hated by publishers. The famed head of Namco Bandai’s Tekken series has stated that he would consider walking from the publisher if put under pressure to introduce character downloads as DLC. "If I was given the choice to include paid DLC or …

Develop Conference: Making devs think about the business side makes content better, says Holtman

Legendary games designer Will Wright has claimed that the dramatic shift from full-price to freemium has left the established console sector is a state of disarray. I think all the console guys are running scared,” Wright told Games Industry. Not so much because of the hardware, but because of the …

There are people who collect video games. Then there are people who COLLECT video games. An eBay auction for 22 sets of complete hardware and software line-ups for a number of retro games systems has sold on eBay for a colossal $999,999.99. And that doesn’t include the estimated €1,000 shipping …

Developers that have often grumbled about having games rejected from Steam may be appeased by a new community voting element that lets gamers decide what gets sold on the site. "Steam Greenlight is a new system that enlists the community’s help in picking some of the next games to be …

ARMAS self publishing platform gets its first game

Vancouver team to relocate to new Ontario location

LucasArts has posted several job listings indicating a new, yet to be announced FPS is in the works from the company. Most of the juicy bits are revealed in the job description of the team’s Senior Core Engineer position, which makes mention of the task of implementing ‘features and optimizations …

Rockstar Vancouver is closing its doors for good, Take-Two has announced. The 35 employees that make up the studio have been offered jobs with the expanding Rockstar Toronto. Rockstar Toronto’s expansion is backed by Ontario’s government, though it’s unknown to what extent. That said, a custom-built facility in Oakville, Ontario …