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SDK provides cloud hosting for RNLobby services and makes source code easier to compile

PC games kingpin Valve believes there is still hope for its digital portal Steam to launch on Microsoft’s Xbox system. Chet Faliszek, a writer at the Washington studio, told Develop that the final decision was Microsoft’s to make – suggesting that Valve’s existing deal to incorporate Steam on PS3 is …

Studio adds that policy changes are needed for PS3 Steam to work to fullest potential

'PE Interactive' used to help treatment and build patients' physical strength and mental health

Speaking frankly at a Tokyo press conference, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada has admitted that the Final Fantasy brand has been greatly damaged” the technical woes suffered by MMO title Final Fantasy XIV. The game launched last year and was instantly dogged by a host of technical hiccups and design …

Source divided a community; can its successor unify it?

Customers need to be inspired to find new experiences, studio says

EA’s latest video in its on-going Battlefield 3 hype campaign has gone live – and you can see it right here. The new short, entitled Above and Beyond the Call” (the ‘Call of Duty’, that is) features none other than Jay-Z, whose popular hit 99 Problems provides the musical backdrop …

GameStop, Valve, OnLive, PopCap and many more lined up for premier digital games event

SFC issues assurance as university fears losing independence