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Sega has announced that the Mega Drive Classic Collection: Gold Edition will be released on PC on March 18th. The four-disc retail bundle will feature all 45 games from previous Mega Drive Classic Collections on PC, including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Shining Force and Virtua Fighter 2. Gold Edition will …

Microsoft has said it will ignite creativity in an already vibrant ecosystem of enthusiasts” by releasing a Kinect SDK for the PC. A non-commercial-use software development kit will be released this spring, Microsoft said. An edition for professional game and app development will be released at a later date. In …

The developer behind successful Sony series Buzz! has heaped praise on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect and expressed its interest in developing titles for the peripheral. "Of course I’d consider any game for Kinect. And the reason is because Kinect is amazing," Relentless co-founder and executive director Andrew Eades told Eurogamer. …

Manipulations of Microsoft's popular peripheral may already be inspiring professional devs

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Kinect gives hackers a chance to make their own technological magic shows - but is the industry watching?

Platform holder to release non-commercial PC SDK within months

In an announcement now pulled from the official website, it looks as if EA is on the verge of revealing both a new wholly owned developer and a brand new instalment in the Command &Conquer series. Rock Paper Shotgun says that a total revamp of the franchise’s website announced both …

US entertainment chain Blockbuster has reportedly agreed to sell itself to consortium Cobalt Video Holdco, though its future as a business remains very much open to speculation. The deal is believed to be worth $290m. Blockbuster has asked permission from the New York courts to hold an auction for itself …

Develop speaks to NaturalMotion about the ongoing evolution of its animation tool