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Downloadable titles get dedicated site
Hookshot Inc launched by team of veteran games journalists
13th February 2012 @ 9:58am
Games
NPD study shows territory skews to different gaming habits
UK has highest console usage, highest digital and physical sales in Europe
10th February 2012 @ 2:31pm
Games
Average Skyrim PC playtime clocks in at 75 hours
DICE 2012: Howard would like to see Creation Kit on consoles in the future
9th February 2012 @ 3:55am
Developers
Games
Star Wars: The Old Republic paid subs estimated at 1.3m
Analysts turn their attention to Bioware and EA's big MMO
Oklahoma proposes new games tax
New bill wants any game rated above Teen to see an extra 1 per cent
2nd February 2012 @ 12:17pm
Games
Bungie hands over Halo to 343 Industries
Microsoft's internal studio to manage shooter support from March 31
1st February 2012 @ 1:44pm
Developers
Games
Zynga: We define innovation differently
CEO Mark Pincus lashes out at copycat claims, argues company is focused on social
1st February 2012 @ 1:26pm
Games
Social Network
Vita download codes to cost less than boxed games
Best Buy pricing suggests that buying codes at retail will offer 10% discount
FIFA still top, but Resi in at 6
Capcom's horror makes a strong entrance, but football franchise clings on in UK software chart
Roblox sees 109 per cent increase in user generated content
While vice president of marketing exits company after one year
27th January 2012 @ 10:38am
Games
Online
Paradox: DRM "costs money and makes you lose money"
CEO Fred Wester criticises anti-piracy measures, says Ubisoft's are "2003"
25th January 2012 @ 8:43am
Publishers
Games
Playcast brings its cloud gaming to France
Signs deal with Bouygues Telecom, Bbox Games will go live in Spring
24th January 2012 @ 10:34am
Games
Online
Blizzard: No one will remember if Diablo III is late
Game director argues that releasing the right game is what's important
Uncharted 3, Portal 2 lead AIAS Award nominations
L.A. Noire, Batman: Arkham City and Battlefield 3 also receive multiple nods
13th January 2012 @ 10:49am
Events
Games
2012 IGF finalists announced
Dear Esther, Fez, Frozen Synapse, Johann Sebastian Joust and Spelunky compete for main prize
11th January 2012 @ 9:57am
Games
Riot Games launching Russian version of League of Legends
CEO claims it is responding to rising consumer demand
11th January 2012 @ 9:45am
Developers
Games
topic_free-to-play
EA loses SSX.com battle
National Arbitration Forum panel decides in favour of original domain registrant
$3.5M for Child's Play charity in 2011
New record for US organisation thanks to community activism
5th January 2012 @ 9:20am
Games
topic_charity
Rovio leads record-breaking holiday downloads
6.5 million Angry Birds downloads on Xmas Day, holiday downloads pass 1 billion
Crysis 2, Gears and Mario are 2011's Most Pirated
EA shooter sees 3,920,000 illegal PC downloads, Super Mario Galaxy 2 tops Wii chart for second year
3rd January 2012 @ 10:26am
Games
Sky TV launches 3D Games Review
Television's first 3D gaming show airs tonight
Yoshida: Japanese gamers now open to Western releases
Uncharted and Everybody's Golf the most pre-ordered Vita games in Japan
PlayMob and Fat Bob Games help SpecialEffect
Drop Catcher title will share revenue with UK based gamer's charity
21st December 2011 @ 8:33am
Games
topic_charity
Eurogamer launches Gaikai game streaming
Titles like Crysis 2 and FIFA 12 now available to gamers
Christmas number one for Bethesda
Skyrim secures top spot in UK software charts, promotions help boost THQ and EA titles
Macdonald named as Channel 4 games commissioning editor
Ex Realtime Worlds studio manager takes newly created position
Skyrim ships 10 million units
Bethesda RPG is the fastest selling game in Steam's history, total revenue hits $650 million
CD Projekt demands settlement from Witcher 2 pirates
Lawyers ask German BitTorrent users to pay €900 each to avoid further legal action
16th December 2011 @ 10:05am
Developers
Games
Legal
APB Reloaded hits 3m registered users
Rebooted MMO hits milestone a week after release via Steam
Star Wars: The Old Republic roll-out avoids digital gridlock
Number of servers begin to reach capacity ahead of official launch
