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The Serious Organised Crime Agency has closed down music website RnBXclusive.com and says those who used it could be fined and imprisoned. SOCA threatened users with an ‘unlimited’ fine and up to ten years imprisonment as it claimed the music site shared files that were ‘stolen from the artists’, resulting …

We look at how Unity games can find success on Facebook

L.A. Noire, Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 3 and LittleBigPlanet 2 are amongst the games that have received the most nominations for this year’s GAME British Academy Video Games Awards. The Rockstar crime thriller and Warner Bros. superhero classic have received eight nominations, including Artistic Achievement, Best Game Design, Original Music, …

Tiga backed document proposes incentives to support the 'growth and viability' of UK development

Indie FPS still selling well after 2009 standalone release

Sales for the quarter in line with revised estimate of â?¬650m

Indie Fund-backed game sells 16,000 copies on Steam

Minecraft developers to make game for charity in 60 hours

Yes, says CEO Simon Fox, but there will be sacrifices. Christopher Dring visits HMV’s offices to find out how its attitude towards gaming has changed. Video game suppliers let HMV down. In a year where the retailer desperately needed their help, games publishers offered little in 2011. Exclusive deals and …