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Xbox 360 came under the BBC spotlight last night as consumer awareness show Watchdog investigated complaints of a disc-scratching problem on Microsoft’s console. The program reported that it has received ‘many’ complaints of discs being scratched – which they claim happened without users moving or knocking against their console. The …

iPhone games publisher Ngmoco head Neil Young today opened GDC with a rousing keynote heralding the big changes Apple’s touchscreen device has brought to the games market for developers and publishers. Young also revealed that Ngmoco will later this year make its back-end platform for iPhone games – which incorporates …

GDC 09: Tool prices reduced, new software introduced and UK-made PhyreEngine is updated

GDC 09: New studio LightBox Interactive on multi-year, multi-title PlayStation contract

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GDC 09: Latest tool from the firm behind ubiquitous Physics tech is available now

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GDC 09: 2D Boy boss also advises indies to stop persuing deals with publishers

GDC 09: Microsoft's developer conference returns in February next year

Thought the market was packed enough with three viable home consoles and three popular handheld games devices? Well, things are getting a bit busier – today at GDC mobile giant Qualcomm has announced its own console, the Zeebo. But this device, which is totally supported with digital distribution, is only …