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Valve has shot down the ‘Steam Box’ hardwarerumors that were swirling about late last week. It was originally speculated that the company was preppinga set-top box that could run PC games and use Steam or even competing services. "We’re prepping the Steam Big Picture Mode UI and getting ready to …

Indie outfit GlobZ behind TwinSpin; the first ever commercially released game made using Autodesk Scaleform

Independents Brodie, Hollis, Howe, Khandaker and Molinari urge contemporaries to get romantic

Playdemic and Rebellion on board for new publishing effort; Konami signs up too

Unreal Engine programmer says customers should be given performance options on smartphones

Price tag of $99 for affordable core PC and Mac engine; other platforms added at extra cost

MCV takes a closer look at some of the leading video game suppliers, with an update on what each company has achieved over the past year. Koch Media Established: 1994Key goods: Games, DVDs, softwareStaff: 350Based: Basingstoke, HampshireKey territories: UK, Benelux, Nordic, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, North AmericaContact: …

'Play tests did flag them as a problem, but they didn't reveal the severity of it'

You’d think distribution would be a less exciting part of the games industry, but you’d be wrong. As its life is so deeply rooted with physical retail, the sector faces just as many ups and downs as the High Street. If it’s not the threat of new competitors emerging and …

Market share will be 'significantly' reduced as customers abandon systems for smartphones and tablets, claims Ben Cousins