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Kindle, the famous ‘digital ink’ e-reader, is now hosting its first indie-developed game, in what owner Amazon is hoping will ignite interest in device as a games platform. Weighing at 343.4kB, the black-and-white strategy title Triple Town has been built by indie outfit Spry Fox – a studio co-founded by …

Moshi Monster creator and Mind Candy CEO criticises the UKâ??s culture of failure

First half of 2010 shows a closing gap between digital and physical spend

Moving Picture Company to talk challenges of stereoscopic workflow at October 28th event

ORIGINAL STORY: Platform holder Microsoft has confirmed that there are 17 titles ready to arrive alongside its motion-sensing camera Kinect on November 4th. Microsoft’s four first party titles leads the line-up, which also includes four fitness games (five in the UK – see below), two dancing titles and a film …

A preview of NPD’s upcoming Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend Report has revealed that boxed, new game releases now account for just 59 per cent of the total video games market in North America. The report found that in the first half of 2010 US consumers spent $3.7bn on new, …

Helsinki developer Rovio still flying high

A guide to next weekâ??s Nottingham video game festival

3D Realmsâ?? third Duke Nukem title rebuilt with Epic tech

Buyers of the upcoming Back to the Future trilogy on Blu-ray will discover a pleasant surprise in the box – a free copy of the first episode of the upcoming Back to the Future game. The game’s developer Telltale Games told Joystiq, which made the discovery, that upon using the …