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Valve has announced that publisher THQ has signed up to distribute its games on the US independent developer’s Steam service. MCV sister site Develop reports that the firms believes the industry will see product from "some of the most prestigious development studios in the gaming industry" on the site as …

BSkyB will broadcast the first professional video games league, the Championship Gaming Series, to UK audiences later this year. The league consists of online competitions, live qualifying events, a UK Championship, and an international World Championship final taking place in California during November. Live qualifiers will take place in Birmingham …

360 developer aims to subconsciously teach players about music composer Chopin

With Manhunt 2 banned in the UK, Resistance: Fall of Manâ??s mix of verisimilitude and violence scoring tabloid sensation, and statements in UK Parliament claiming developers donâ??t appreciate the impact they have on society, we ask: how much responsibility lies with the makers of violent games?

The roll-out of Tesco’s own-brand software has stepped up a pace this week, with more than 200 new stores set to have product on shelves by the end of this week. The Tesco Software range was launched in October last year and introduced to around 150 of the supermarket giant’s …

Over 500 development execs heading to Brighton event next week

Pokemon Diamond on the DS has risen to the top of the Australian All Format Charts this week, with Pokemon Pearl close on its tail at number three, according to GfK’s chart results . Transformers on the PS2 is sandwiched between the DS titles at number two, no doubt popularised …

360 game to make the switch to Nintendo format

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Exhibition part of Dare to be Digital to provide insight on game development