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CLOUD GAMING EUROPE: Valve platform must streamline for widest audience, says Gaikai exec

If there’s one thing Rockstar could do to stir the games community more than mentioning next-gen consoles in a job ad, it’s going back into the ad and removing the reference. It’s said too much! The truth is out! THE NEXT-GEN HAS BEEN REVEALED! Or maybe it was just a …

Recently announced strategy title Enemy Unknown to release first

A brand new, purpose-built version of Mortal Kombat will be released on Sony’s PlayStation Vita in the spring, Warner Bros has announced. The emphasis in this version – which will return to the series’ 2D roots – has been put on brutality, with fatalities and x-ray moves getting a special …

Publisher Take-Two now expects fiscal year's net revenue to drop by $230 million

Companies using IP addresses to track down users suspected of illegaly downloading

Deep breath – London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games has been officially announced by Sega. The game will be released in June for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It will support both Microsoft’s Kinect camera and the PlayStation Move. It will feature over 30 Olympic events …

The names of nine publishers have been released in conjunction with claims that a fresh spate of anti-piracy lawsuits has emerged across Europe. The practise, which has been bullied out of court on numerous occasions, sees publishers contacting internet users with claims that their IP address has been used to …

Zenimax also using middleware on unannounced title

Asia games giant to use tech in next online PC title