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It’s won the hearts of millions of gamers around the world, but now Swedish-made indie PC hit Minecraft has attracted its highest-profile fan yet – UK development legend Peter Molyneux. "I think Minecraft’s the best thing I’ve played in the last ten years," Molyneux told IGN. "I think Minecraft is …

News Corp could leverage its games media giant IGN to kick-start its social games business, a key executive at the company has said. Jonathan Miller, the media conglomerate’s chief of digital, said the firm has identified a business model within the booming social games space. For the full story, head …

The creators of Ratchet & Clank explain their expansion to social games

Leading games and entertainment website could become a new games platform

Rumours are building that next week’s planned UK launch of the Apple iPad 2 could be delayed. A report from iSuppli estimates that at least five key components of the device (including the battery and compass) are manufactured in Japan. And with the country still suffering severe disruption following last …

BAFTA Fellow praises Developâ??s 30 under 30; wants new talent applauded

PSP was Sony’s first attempt to crack the handheld gaming space. Despite selling well over 50m units, it proved to be a tough learning experience for the platform holder. SCEE president Andrew House says one of the key problems was not understanding what consumers wanted from their handhelds. With PSP …

A US magistrate has given Sony the right to subpoena PayPal for the personal account details of PS3 hacker George ‘geohotz’ Hotz. The platform holder hopes to discover the identity of any companies or individuals who may have helped fund the activities of Hotz between January 2009 and February 2011. …

This week we uncover an eclectic range of job openings across the UK

Group to pay $6.1m; Square Enix to add at least $1.2m