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Electric TopHat's new MD offers insight into the fall of Realtime Worlds

You may not have heard of it, but a ‘little’ indie game called Minecraft is causing a bit of a stir online. So much so, in fact, that right now it’s netting its creator in the region of $350,000 every single day. And with no distribution or retail chain concerns, …

Call for lecture submissions goes out as event organisers plan event expansion

Nintendo has confirmed the existence of the Wii remote Plus – a new version of the standard Wii controller that integrates that Motion Plus enhancement. Kotaku first spotted the peripheral as part of a bundle including upcoming first party Wii release FlingSmash, which is set to hit North American retail …

New version â??an important step for the audio professional communityâ??

Closing date for entries to the inaugural Develop Football Challenge looming

Digital retail group signs up to the UKâ??s fast-growing trade body

Exec says Call of Duty 'is in the process of being destroyed by Kotickâ??s own hubris'

Sega has announced what should be a concrete release date for its much-wanted platform sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 4. The game, which is getting only a digital release, will debut on iTunes for download on iPhone and iPod Touch on October 7th. This will then be followed by release on …

Publisher EA has confirmed that NBA Elite II, which was due for release next month, has been pushed back to 2011. In what’s quite a notable event in the ever-reliable annual release roster of EA’s sports line-up, the move could conceivably mean that the game may never see a release, …