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Leading UK talent turning sci-fi hero into episodic PC/mac titles - and they're free

Concept and screens from new BBC project

Steven Moffat and Piers Wenger on why the time is right for interactive Doctor Who

The controversial Digital Economy Bill has been passed at Westminster, despite the persistent efforts of staunch opponents from the Liberal Democrats and even from within the Labour party but not, notably, the Conservatives It means that the Government has won its battle to give itself the power to close down …

Monkey Island creator cites end of work on DeathSpank as reason for moving on

Just one week after declaring war on PS3 platform holder Sony, hacker George Hotz has demonstrated a custom version of Sony’s latest firmware 3.21 that can run the since removed OtherOS functionality. The recent 3.21 firmware update removed the functionality from PS3s – a move Sony said was designed to …

The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom is the latest title to suffer from DRM issues that have left some players unable to play the game. The publisher’s DRM requires users to register the title online and play with a constant internet connection, but many have had errors logging into …

Legendary games developer and the creator of the Metal Gear Solid series Hideo Kojima has said that in time the games industry will move away from consoles and turn instead to cloud-like computing technology. In the near future, we’ll have games that don’t depend on any platform,” Kojima told attendees …

The last 12 months has seen the games industry make great strides in its efforts to fortify bonds with Government, but it seems that some old prejudices remain. In a debate lead by Labour MP Diane Abbott on London gang crime at Westminster yesterday, MPs linked the problem of increased …

It might be best known for triple-A franchises such as Grand Theft Auto, BioShock and – in recent times – Borderlands, but Take-Two CEO Ben Feder has singled out casual franchise Carnival Games for special praise. Carnival Games is our Energizer Bunny – it just keeps going and going,” Feder …