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French indy acquires interactive rights to classic fantasy novels

Grinâ??s Andersson brothers say the submission process needs to be â??easier, more accessible and less of an invisible costâ?

Continuing Develop’s special series of interviews with some of the world’s largest and most celebrated independent developers, here is part two of our chat with Bo and Ulf Andersson, Grin’s founding brothers. Previous entries in our series includes Crytek’s Cevat Yerli, Rebellion’s Kingsley Brothers (pt 2), as well as the …

Wall Street Journal claims new hardware add-on will arrive next year

MCV’s sister site PC Retail has undergone a radical transformation, with its new look now online and available for all to see. The upgrade reinforces its position as the leading UK computing and IT channel website and print publication, featuring news, industry comment, interviews with leading names in the trade …

W10's PACS service offers video capture from numerous systems

John Lewis has revealed the Wii is now one of the top 20 most popular items to appear on couple’s wedding lists. The Telegraph reports the Nintendo console joins other tech gifts, such as an iPod or flat-screen television, and traditional items such as crockery and cooking equipment. John Lewis’ …

Remedy announces its partnership with Imagination Studios to enhance the titleâ??s animation proprties

A recent Twitter posting from Microsoft’s Office 2010 account has sent the pre-E3 speculators into silly season with the hope that Microsoft could just maybe be preparing to unveil a new gaming-equipped Zune at E3 next month. Engadget reports that the Office Twitter thread recently posted: June 2009 will be …

Money is tight, going out is expensive – it’s bad news for the economy but not, it seems, for games retail. New research from Harris International shows that spending on home entertainment is on the up, and with it come san increase in the number of UK console gamers. A …