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The common consensus is that pirated games are popular because they’re free. But not so, according to Valve co-founder Gabe Newell. One thing that we have learned is that piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue,” Newell told a conference audience in Seattle, as reported by GeekWire. …

Developer has raised $100 million in venture capital since 2007

Two new Batman-themed Xbox 360 bundles are now available from Gem Distribution – the first of several new SKUs due this Christmas. The distributor is working with leading third-party publishers, such as Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, to bolster its Xbox offering in the run-up to the holidays. And these bundles …

PS3 game production is to begin at Sony DADC’s Russian base in Borovsk, the company has announced. Manufacturing of Blu-ray discs began at the facility in July following Sony DADC’s acquisition of Russian firm Kaluga earlier this year, but this expansion will allow the company to further spread the reach …

But sources say plans are not final

It has been revealed that some games for the PlayStation Vita will require the use of an external memory card to save game progress. Vita games purchased on the High Street take the form of small proprietary memory cards. Many of these will save a player’s progress directly onto the …

It’s one of the biggest releases of the year so far, and retail is preparing a huge operation to welcome EA’s Battlefield 3 to UK retail. Both GAME and Gamestation will be opening hundreds of stores on midnight on the night of Thursday October 27th. Most will open at around …

Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox Live Arcade version of indie hit Minecraft will not now be released until spring of next year. Eurogamer reports that the game had originally been pencilled in for some time this winter. Minecraft for Xbox 360 is currently in heavy development and we are …

Upcoming 3DS title Mario Kart 7 is to be the surprise recipient of a third party steering wheel accessory from Hori. Nintendo’s own steering wheel peripheral of course took centre stage in its last Mario Kart game on Wii, but it’s unusual for such a device to be released for …

In the last two weeks alone gamer’s have been treated to highly rated games such as Batman: Arkham City and Battlefield 3 and now Sony is wowing the critics with its new title Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. The game currently carries a very impressive review score average of 94 per …