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Indie games celebration ventures outside San Francisco for first time

Warner Bros. movies are now available to rent through the Nintendo Wii in Japan. As revealed by IGN, 54 films will be made available, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Charlie and the Chocolate Factor, Contact, Batman Begins, Last Samurai, The Goonies, Free Willy and 2001: A Space Odyssey. …

EA’s Battlefield brand has notched up two notable achievement overnight marking a notable victory for both free-to-play gaming and digital only releases. First off, online free-to-play cel-shaded PC title Battlefield Heroes has welcomed its one millionth player less than a month after it was first released.

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Develop '09: Media lawyer offers advice on user generated content

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Juice's Jamie Campbell reports on an inspiring new event

Develop '09: Yorkshire digital-only studio shares some hard-earned lessons

45 per cent year on year earnings increase for Gamebryo firm

Flash UI tech's use in VidZone impresses format-holder

Develop '09: Studio co-founder disputes devalued iPhone market