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Just a few days after Zynga revealed its platform would hit beta sometime this month, the company has went ahead and launched Zynga.com. Dubbed ‘a new playground for social games’,the open beta version of the platform currently offersusers five games to play: CastleVille, CityVille, Hidden Chronicles, Words with Friends, and …

The first set of games from Sega’s original handheld are set to arrive next week on both US and EU versions of the3DS eShop, Nintendo has announced. The debut batch will include Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble, Shinobi, and Dragon Crystal, as was announced in the Japanese line-up back in …

Nintendo to offer physics and animation tech to studios worldwide as tools for future console

Discussion on cloning 'has completely stalemated' says Vlambeer pair

Developer 'confession box' inspires developers to learn through others' mistakes

Movies, music, books and games all merge under one service

Austin 'ideal launch pad' for localisation firm's expansion into US

Le Game to 'highlight the creativity and diversity' of country's development community

File limit expanded to make room for 'high-quality 3D interactive games'

Crazy Warner Bros action romp Lollipop Chainsaw will be released in the UK on June 15th, it has been confirmed. It will launch in North America on June 12th and in Japan on June 14th. Lollipop Chainsaw is the latest title from cult Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture, whose previous credits …