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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 …

Complete bollocks.” That is Bethesda’s response to rumours of a postponement of development on id’s Doom 4. This morning Kotaku claimed to have word from a source close to publisher Bethesda that parent company Zenimax had decided to "indefinitely postpone" development of the game. The decision was said to stem …

Nintendo has announced that it is to add 3D video recording to its 3DS handheld console. The feature will be added as part of an update to the machine being released at the end of November. Users will be able to record up to 10 minutes of 3D video and …

Petursson now 'helping ex-staff find jobs'