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The World of Warcraft steam train just keeps powering on with developer Blizzard announcing at BlizzCon 2011 this weekend that a fourth expansion for World of Warcraft is in the works. And perhaps the game is going a bit doolally in its old age – the expansion is set to …

We look at how Relentless crafted the first Unity-authored Kinect game

Device uses Kinect camera to create illusion of users interfacing with 3D objects

Valve’s Portal 2 has this afternoon claimed the most coveted prize at this year’s Golden Joystick Awards. It walked away with the prestigious Ultimate Game of the Year accolade, though there were plenty of others winner crowned too including the likes of Angry Birds Rio, Gran Turismo 5, FIFA 11, …

Story mapper 'can help game writers organise arcs and flow'

SOE to celebrate milestone with promotional items and events for users

New iPhone app tracks game's collectables via an interactive map

With just one week until the game’s official release in the UK on September 28th, EA has released the official launch trailer for Battlefield 3. It has it all – plot details, shooting, melee, hand-to-hand, lots of explosions and plenty of tense music. You can watch it below:

Google accused of 'grand theft' in new authorised biography

With Warner’s Batman: Arkham City raking up record review scores over the last week, it looks like another all-time classic could be on the cards before the end of the year. Future has revealed that the next issue of UK multi-format magazine Edge has awarded Nintendo’s upcoming Wii title a …