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Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is working on a futuristic space game which could feature a monthly subscription. The title, known as 0x10c, is set in the future of a parallel universe where the space race never ended. Five humans are put into a deep sleep cell in 1988 and …

UK teachers have lashed out at the easy access to violent video games, blaming the phenomenon for a rise of violent and inappropriate behaviour in schools. Infants are being allowed to stay up until the early hours playing 18-rated games such as Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto because …

Eleven start-ups get $20k and free office space to develop Kinect apps

As new market tracker shows in-app purchases on the rise

'The controller is perfect' for most MMO interfaces, says Joel Bylos

Indie studio seals deal after getting the nod from PA forums

EA studio joins triple-A developers Rockstar and Infinity Ward in openly recruiting for new consoles

'We've always had a close relationship with Nintendo so we had an advantage in getting dev kits early', says Tony Key

Electronic Arts has released The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle for Battlefield 3 –which costs a whopping 3200 Microsoft points. That’s roughly 30 in real money. The DLC is also available via PSN and EA’s Origin service. The package gives players access to all weapons and gadgets for each of the multiplayer …

One week left for aspiring teams looking to kick start their career with a gaming BAFTA win