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Valve's relaunched game ends Counter-Strike's impressive Steam reign

After the jostling for podium positions at E3, OnLive has declared itself the fourth platform” – and predicted that it will soon be No.1 for core gaming. The cloud-based service, which launches in the UK this autumn, has been live in the US for almost a year. CEO Steve Perlman …

Yes, but does it work? OnLive CEO Steve Perlman hopes, and maybe even believes, that he’s heard that question for the last time. Actually, that’s not true, he may one day ask it himself, about rival – but yet to be launched – cloud gaming service, Gakai, possibly yelled mischievously …

A transfer of stock of London studio Mind Candy has valued the Moshi Monsters developer at 125 million. Investment group Spark Ventures cashed in on half of its shares in Mind Candy, having owned equity in the group for a number of years. The share value had soared about 1,500 …

The boss of Australian group Team Bondi screamed at staff in the middle of the office” during the brutal” development of LA Noire, according to an explosive depiction of life at the studio. Brendan McNamara is accused by one of eleven anonymous insiders as the angriest person I’ve ever met”. …

Cloud gaming firm 'ready to work with anyone'

Console team axed from Texas studio; Japan studio feared closed

The rising market in what stat trackers NPD ‘digital gamers’ is threatening to overthrow hardcore gamers as the most active segment in the market. A new NPD report entitled Gamer Segmentation 2011 says that traditional core gamers typically spend around 18 hours a week playing games. Digital gamers meanwhile, are …

Development Legend award winner to discuss open-world Kinect project

Spark Ventures' share price has climbed 1,500%