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Windows and Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has promised that its PC service Games for Windows Live will "continue to get better". Speaking to CVG, Microsoft’s senior producer of interactive entertainment Kevin Unangst told CVG that the service "lacked fantastic games" and had endured what he called a "rocky start". …

Game Investor Consulting's Rick Gibson on why constant click-reading won't breed innovation

Game Investor Consulting's Rick Gibson on why constant click-reading won't breed innovation

Develop meets casual games studio The Amazing Society as it readies the launch of its Marvel Universe MMO built in Unity

David Braben on ownership, theft, freedom of speech and the outsiders

Japanese publisher Sega has released its first ever Facebook game – Sega Play Baseball. The title marks a new chapter in Sega’s new digital strategy that was born following the significant restricting at the company announced last April. The free-to-play game lets players create, customise and manage their own baseball …

New smartphone game outfit 'will remain agile with minimal overheads'

Adobe has released a conversion application that it says can allow Flash games to play on iPhone for the first time. The move is the latest twist in a long-standing rift between Flash owner Adobe and smartphone giant Apple. The Mac group has always blocked Flash from its hugely popular …

Smartphone sensation 'played 200m minutes per day'

Guitar Hero and DJ Hero may currently be rocking on with the big drummer in the sky, but fresh rumours have emerged about a further lifeline for the ‘Hero’ brand. Kotaku claims to have word from an unspecified source that Activision is currently working on Dance Hero which, as the …