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Housework and playgrounds: Games that imitate life
Weird Games: Videogames are slices of virtual reality that are played on a screen. But, once in a while, a few stragglers escape into the real world…

Because We May indie sale celebrates freedom of pricing
News: The Because We May initiative has many indie games going on sale to celebrate the fact that they can. From May 24 to June 1st, a large group…

Steam now allows remote downloads
News: Steam has implemented the next stage of its mobile app, now allows remote downloads and management of your game library. It was to be expected…

Activision tried to hack employees' devices, trial ends in settlement
News: As part of ”Operation Icebreaker”, Activision tried to “dig up dirt” on the heads of Infinity Ward they wanted to…

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater retrospective - Shaping the adolescent grind
Delayed Reaction: This week, Rob Parker looks back fondly at TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER, a game that helped to shape his adolescent self. The big…

Tim Schafer offers sneak peek at Double Fine documentary
Video: Double Fine’s Tim Schafer has offered a sneak peek at the documentary that will be taped during the development of his Kickstarter-backed…

République hits Kickstarter target with 6 hours to go
News: Metal Gear Solid 4 producer’s Kickstarter project, République, hits its target on last day of funding. It looked a little tight there…

République Kickstarter campaign enters endgame
News: Camoflaj’s ambitious techno-stealth project is just shy of its $500,000 funding target, with only a few hours left on the clock. Oo-er,…

David Braben gets MindProbed!
MindProbe: Industry legend David Braben is the first victim of BeefJack’s evil answer-extracting brain ray, revealing his loves, his hates and…

Zynga sues French developer for using 'ville' suffix
News: Despite not owning the word ‘ville’, Zynga has tried to take a French developer to the cleaners because they released a game called…

Epic's Tim Sweeney wants a digital future
News: Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games, has laid out his vision for the future of the technological side of gaming. Epic Games are currently…

Mojang won't attend or support E3
News: Mojang CEO Carl Manneh has stated that his company won’t attend E3 because ESA, the organisation behind it, supports SOPA. Mojang, the…

Snake and FemShep joining République
News: Kickstarter project République has recruited Metal Gear Solid’s David Hayter and Mass Effect’s Jennifer Hale to provide voices. Kickstarter…

EA and Nexon engaging in partnership, not buyout
News: Contrary to earlier rumours, Nexon aren’t looking to take over EA, but want to work together with the publisher on the distribution of…

Draw Something loses millions of players since Zynga buyout
News: iPhone hit Draw Something is shedding players at a ridiculous rate, Zynga shareholders not happy. In the last month alone Draw Something has…

Remotely manage your Steam library and downloads
News: The latest beta client of Valve Software’s Steam platform includes remote functionality, allowing you to manage your library from a mobile…

Angry Birds Space downloaded 50million times
News: Angry Birds Space has been downloaded 50 million times since it released onto mobile platforms 35 days ago. Rovio must be running out of ways…

Nexon make buyout offer to EA, allegedly
Rumour: According to Bloomberg, free-to-play publisher Nexon has made an offer to buy EA. Well, this is a little surprising. Nexon, that publisher…

Jay-Z to launch Facebook game about Jay-Z
News: Hip-hop heavyweight Jay-Z will soon launch Empire, a Facebook game about his own life. Hip-hop star Jay-Z – you know, the one who mumbled…

Football Manager Handheld piracy rate of 9:1
News: Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson has bemoaned the amount of piracy that occurs on Android, revealing that Football Manager Handheld has…

Ron Paul Kickstarter game accused of stealing assets was a "proof of concept" build, says dev
News: The developer of a game that secured $10,000 on Kickstarter, but was accused of stealing assets and being built upon a game-making tutorial,…

$10,000-raising Kickstarter game accused of stealing assets and using game-making tutorial
News: A game about US Presidential candidate Ron Paul has raised $10,000 on Kickstarter, but it’s been accused of stealing art assets and using…

Robert Bowling founds new studio, Robotoki
News: After leaving Infinity Ward last month, Robert Bowling’s kept quiet on his plans. Turns out Call of Duty’s creative strategist was…

First trailer for iOS game Rad Soldiers
Video: Splash Damage have put out the first trailer for their newly announced free iOS title, Rad Soldiers. Splash Damage, they of Brink fame, have…


