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In our latest series of book excerpts, we present a chapter from Ryan Rigney's compendium of iOS games

US Xbox 360 owners are now spending more time using Xbox 360’s multimedia functions than they are gaming. It’s the realisation of a long-term goal for Microsoft, which has spent huge amounts of time and money to try and position its device not just as a games console but also …

GAME’s recent troubles were always going to spark a move from rival retailers to try and grab all those spare gamers – and supermarket Sainsbury’s appears to have made its move. The chain has announced not only that it has increased its video game stock but also that it has …

Max Payne and Alan Wake creator Remedy Entertainment is looking to hire for an unannounced title ‘targeted at future generation consoles.’ "Remedy Entertainment is looking for world-class talent to work on an unannounced project targeted at future generation consoles," the company states in an announcement shared on the Alan Wake …

Blizzard has revealed it has at least two more expansions in mind after the upcoming Mists of Panderia for World of Warcraft. COO Paul Sams spilled 6.0 plans for the MMO to CVG. The developer already has a working outline for expansion five, and that head of creative development Chris …

Xbox Live users now spend more time streaming media than gaming, according to study

Epic games partners with Virtual Heroes to launch Unreal Government Network

'The Mittani' steps down after drunkenly urging others to grief suicidal player

Crowdfunding campaign has raised $51K of $60K goal

'Play' sits between Maps and YouTube