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'We are very much exploring ways to bring our games to a bigger audience', says Jenova Chen

Tools to bring extra online functionality such as multiplayer matchmaking and cross-platform gameplay

Streaming games service OnLive has joined forces with the 14th Annual Independent Games Festival to promote some of the games expected to star at the event. Beginning today and running until March 11st, US and UK OnLive users can play a selection of 16 games that are either IGF nominees …

Demos of 16 IGF award nominees to be made available for next two weeks

Sony has announced that total worldwide sales of the PlayStation Vita have now passed 1.2m units. The device was launched in Japan on December 17th 2011 with the European and North American release following on Feb 22nd. Combined software sales across retail and the PlayStation Network have passed 2m units. …

Global software sales hit two million across retail and digital

Countdown timer appears on Fable studio's home page

The southernmost Nordic nation is home to a strong retail market, where games are sold in everything from specialists and hypermarts to bookstores and indie music chains. But the high tax rate makes it a challenging market for companies without the capital to support them. Denmark is just as complex …

Cult PlayStation network developer Thatgamecompany has suggested that its next project could be the first to spread beyond the realms of PlayStation. The confession comes ahead of the release of its latest title, co-op open world game Journey, which hits PS3 next month. Thatgamecompany had a three game contract with …

A countdown timer has appeared on the website of Peter Molyneux’s development studio Lionhead that will conclude on Monday, the day this year’s GDC kicks off in San Francisco. The news comes as a job ad on the Lionhead site was spotted that alluded to next-gen development at the studio. …