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29 June

22:40 Report: Vivendi considers Activision sale

15:30 MPG Universal shows support for Develop Awards

15:10 Sumo Digital signs on for Games Britannia

14:17 Bleszinski: Kinect potential 'not fully realised'

13:16 Japan developers 'can't compete with the West'

12:17 Sega closes five offices in Europe and Australia 1

11:42 Square Enix dev salaries 'twice as high as Sony'

10:30 Clint Hocking leaves LucasArts

00:50 Zynga shares continue to fall

28 June

23:18 Nexon acquires mobile studio inBlue

22:27 Yodo1 gets $2m to bring mobile games to China

21:11 Activision makes Radical decision and closes studio 6

18:04 Major new studio launches in Ireland

15:49 GameFactory to debut at Games Britannia

15:35 Dare to be Digital veterans see debut title published

09:12 Funcom grabs LEGO Minifigure licence for new MMO

00:45 Hindu protest demands game removal 3

27 June

23:44 Valve uncovers Source Filmmaker to the public

15:38 NaturalMotion, Namaste and Kiip join Edinburgh Interactive

14:53 Mobile 'could kill console gaming' 6

14:33 Ex-Activision and Sony execs take HTML5 to the cloud

13:39 Industry veterans join Kuju

01:55 Zynga Unleashed spooks investors 1

01:12 Zynga with Friends unveiled

26 June

23:37 Zynga API unleashed for third-party developers

13:10 First UbiQ an 'intense' success

11:36 The future of consoles 'is free-to-play' 1

11:07 Sony has 'no plans' to continue Resistance IP

10:32 Nintendo: We won't repeat 3DS mistakes with Wii U 2

09:54 Pokemon Black & White 2 hits 1.6m sales in 2 days

06:56 Natural speech 'next big challenge' for Kinect 2

25 June

16:22 Activision names $175,000 indie contest winner

15:30 In focus: Unity 4's Mecanim

13:55 Develop Awards places selling fast

12:42 Games Britannia: One week to go

12:28 Nintendo: Gaming community 'impossible to satisfy' 9

11:44 Dragon's Dogma sequel in the works 2

11:16 Final Fantasy producer Tanaka quits Square Enix

22 June

15:46 EA VP joins Marmalade 1

15:15 Kickstarter successfully funds 700 games 2

11:09 Square Enix and MCV on the hunt for UK sectors's ultimate assassin

10:21 Gamescom ties with trade duo Develop and MCV

10:10 Nintendo unveils 3DS XL 2

09:46 Namco Bandai takes Super Smash Bros reigns

09:31 Rare on board as Develop Awards partner 2

09:04 Nexon picks Autodesk for MMO updates

08:58 Mech Warrior dev acquires social studio

00:15 Tim Schafer 'scared for publishers'

21 June

21:30 Microsoft releases SmartGlass SDK 1

19:25 Report: Gaikai seeks buyer for $500m

17:00 NaturalMotion secures $11m in funding

14:47 THQ vice president quits

13:28 US Xbox 360 ban looms as Microsoft rejects settlement 1

12:46 Polish dev Vivid procures $1m funding 1

12:17 Blizzard forced into South Korean Diablo 3 refunds

11:31 Amazon App Store lands in Europe

11:00 New Havok deal supports Windows Phone 8

10:57 We R Interactive scores Universal Music deal

10:01 Thumbstar secures China-wide distribution deal

07:17 In-app payments for Windows Phone 8

06:52 Windows Phone 8 goes native 1

20 June

22:37 Microtransactions 'will be in every game' 2

20:28 Bleszinski: Current games are 'too easy' 10

18:06 Wii U 'just as powerful as Xbox 360' 2

16:30 The Binding of Isaac surpasses 700,000 downloads 1

16:12 CloakWorks Shroud tech heads to Unity

15:48 Pirate Bay traffic increases despite UK block 3

14:09 Willem Dafoe 'to star in new Quantic Dream game' 3

13:17 THQ cuts sales forecasts by $20m

12:59 THQ shuts Spain and Italy publishing arms

12:33 Wii U to offer 'biggest digital revenue cut'

12:00 Develop in Brighton reveals Indie Showcase top ten

11:33 Nintendo UK boss quits

10:21 Starbreeze: Syndicate reboot a 'lost battle' from the off 2

09:31 Zattikka shows support for Develop Awards

19 June

22:58 Facebook credits dropped from social network

22:11 UK gamers spent 'average of £334' last year 1

21:00 THQ hit by wave of class action lawsuits

20:20 Kabam acquires Realm of the Mad God studio

14:59 Tiga invites devs to 'tax break workshops'

14:45 Just one week left till Game Horizon conference

12:10 Chinese web giant Tencent invests in Epic Games 1

11:47 Deep Silver on board as Develop Awards sponsor

11:39 EA: Frostbite 2 'built for next-gen'

10:40 BBC Worldwide launches start-up support scheme 1

03:19 ProCloud sues Paramount for $10m

18 June

23:07 Microsoft unveils Surface tablet 3

22:12 Indie devs 'should promote each other' 3

20:14 Tax Breaks: UKIE calls on industry

19:51 UK Treasury opens games tax breaks consultation 1

16:00 Unity 4 unveiled 4

12:29 Jade Raymond interviewed: June issue of Develop out now 1

10:58 THQ Warrington founder forms games consultancy

10:08 Report: Draw Something TV show in the works 2

10:00 Fishlabs hires senior trio

09:02 Dubious 'leaked' document outlines Xbox future

00:18 Rebellion co-founder Jason Kingsley named OBE 1

15 June

23:05 Valve hires economist Yanis Varoufakis

15:47 Trion Worlds picks Shroud cloth tech

14:36 UKIE joins forces with 2012 Develop Awards

10:35 Tony Hawk dev working on Call of Duty

10:11 South Korea bans virtual item trade

09:34 Report: Microsoft to unveil rival iPad tablet

00:00 Humble Bundle V closes at $5m, 600k sales

14 June

22:59 Ustwo: 'devs should be cautious' of free-to-play 1

22:00 Half Brick licenses Fruit Ninja consumer products 1

21:11 Journey dev goes independent with $5m in funding

17:43 Microsoft set to miss Tokyo Game Show

16:10 Microsoft latest company to skip Gamescom 1

15:26 Momentum builds for Spanish Gamelab show

14:38 Wii U will not support two GamePads at launch

14:21 Nintendo 'won't pay for exclusive games' says CEO

13:04 Largest Habbo Hotel shareholder pulls stake 1

12:27 Mass Effect 3 ending complaints rejected by ASA

11:49 MCV Nordic hits 30,000 readers

11:43 Sony: Wii U 'in its own generation' 2

11:21 Rovio 'has no plans to leave Finland'

10:56 38 Studios backers issued subpoenas over $85m loans

10:19 RockYou acquires social gaming dev Ryzing 1

13 June

23:26 iVentureCapital invests in MobileBits

15:40 Sony bosses take pay cut after 4th annual losses

15:26 Bioware Mythic VP headlining Develop in Brighton

15:09 UK retailers pull Habbo gift cards amidst media storm 2

14:45 Activision seals mobile publishing deal with Flurry

13:35 Molyneux 'testing the morality of monetisation' 4

13:08 Verge Games offers in-app charity donations 2

12:48 Game tech, cloud and digital services added to influential trade guide Sourcebook

00:45 Game Connection unveils Selected Projects shortlist

00:17 Zynga stocks dive 10% after analyst report 4

12 June

23:26 THQ plans to ship remaining uDraw units

21:49 Game industry celebrities 'suppressed by publishers' 2

21:05 Triple-A games 'aren't going anywhere' 1

20:41 'Huge problems ahead' for mid-tier console devs 3

14:08 Sulake 'doing all it can' to keep children safe

13:46 Habbo labelled 'paedophile haven' by documentary

11:05 THQ 'will not continue to layoff staff'

10:28 Silicon Knights hit by layoffs after costly lawsuit 1

10:05 Report: Nintendo cuts staff bonuses by 20%

01:11 Games for Health conference begins this week

00:57 European League of Legends hacked

11 June

21:15 Slant Six struck by temporary layoffs 1

20:28 Ubisoft Reflections hiring 25 devs for Watch Dogs 1

16:30 Jagex and OM on adapting to VO

15:48 Ben Wibberley joins VMC Game Labs

15:42 Bigpoint hires Nintendo exec as marketing head

15:00 Channel 4 donates £25k prize to Dare to be Digital 4

13:48 UK scraps ICT in schools 3

13:46 MakieLab secures $1.4m in funding

12:33 Ubisoft Reflections working on Watch Dogs

12:13 GamesAid kicks off Euro 2012 football quiz

11:51 Microsoft plans SmartGlass support 'for all first-party titles' 1

11:11 Just two days left for Develop in Brighton early bird

10:58 Antix Labs platform hitting Indonesia

10:37 Sword-fighting Kickstarter surges to $150k in 2 days 2

07:04 Crytek 'to become free-to-play studio' 2

06:48 Future Metal Gear titles 'may include social features' 1

9 June

19:42 Angry Birds dev Rovio plots Ireland move 1

04:19 Humble Bundle V shatters records and raises $4m 1

8 June

18:26 E3 2012 VIDEO: New UE4 demo teases the future

14:30 E3 2012 News - Everything in one place

14:11 E3 2012: Zelda Wii U in R&D 2

13:37 GREE picks Paprika Labs

10:00 E3 2012: EA's new IP vision for next-gen 1

09:37 E3 2012: 'Competitors are losing the plot', says Sony 2

09:03 E3 2012: '3DS will attract more Western devs', says Nintendo

02:02 E3 2012: THQ failed to break even on sold UFC franchise

7 June

21:33 Humble Bundle V breaks 400k sold

19:18 38 Studios announces bankruptcy

18:24 PathEngine SDK 5.30 goes live

18:10 E3 2012: More trouble for UsTwo 1

17:10 E3 2012: OnLive iOS app still awaiting approval

15:04 Hurry! Develop Awards early bird ends tomorrow

13:08 E3 2012: MS admits all gaming will be cloud-based 'someday' 3

12:43 Molyneux's £50,000 DLC 3

11:35 E3 2012: Gaikai denies Sony takeover deal

11:04 E3 2012: Team Ninja: Japanese dev in 'desperate' state 2

10:11 E3 2012: IO apologises for Hitman trailer 8

09:29 E3 2012: Carmack: Consoles could become niche 1

6 June

21:49 ESA: Nearly half of US households own console

21:03 E3 2012: 'Steam sales devalue IP' claims Origin boss 9

20:18 Zynga desktop ARPU 5x higher than mobile

18:54 E3 2012: Nintendo presentation prompts share drop

17:04 Nova Scotia Business backs Develop Awards

15:16 Record entries for Dare to be Digital

12:31 E3 2012: Sony: 'We're not first, not cheapest' 3

11:12 E3 2012: Last Guardian's future remains uncertain

10:24 Zynga opens new US office with latest acquisition

10:24 E3 2012: Square Enix reveals next-gen game engine 2

10:10 E3 2012: Nintendo on the difficult second controller 2

5 June

22:22 E3 2012: Dust 514 gets Vita app

20:52 Metro: 2033 sales surpass 1.5 million

20:00 E3 2012: OnLive comes to LG smart TVs

19:30 GREE and 2K partner for Sid Meier social games 1

19:09 E3 2012: Wii U supports 1080p 1

19:04 E3 2012: Video: Bayonetta dev building new IP for Wii U

18:39 E3 2012: Watch Dogs to be released for PC, Xbox, PS3 1

18:34 E3 2012: Nintendo press conference round-up

18:16 E3 2012: Game-only crowdfunding platform opens doors 1

18:05 E3 2012: Nintendo lifts lid on Nintendo Land

18:02 E3 2012: Ubisoft innovates with Wii U GamePad

17:35 E3 2012: Mass Effect 3 confirmed for Wii U

17:34 E3 2012: Nintendo adds Netflix, Youtube and Hulu to Wii U

17:22 E3 2012: Wii U will support dual Gamepads

17:19 E3 2012: Nintendo to show off 23 games for Wii U

17:11 E3 2012: Nintendo opens with Pikmin 3

16:58 Gaikai brings cloud gaming to Samsung Smart TVs

14:37 E3 2012: EA readies Mass Effect Wii U reveal

12:15 E3 2012: Ubisoft backs Wii U with eight games

11:57 E3 2012: PlayStation games heading to HTC mobiles

06:22 Humble Bundle V breaks $3m

03:03 E3 2012: Sony enlists J.K. Rowling for Wonderbook launch

02:10 E3 2012: Quantic Dream's Beyond revealed

01:12 THQ lays off San Diego office

00:10 E3 2012: Ubisoft unveils new IP Watch Dogs

4 June

23:22 E3 2012: Rayman Legends for Wii U

22:15 E3 2012: THQ sells UFC franchise to EA

22:01 E3 2012: Sim City Social to launch this month

21:44 E3 2012: FIFA 'Football's social network', says EA

21:40 Molyneux reveals debut title for 22 Cans

21:27 E3 2012: Battlefield 3 boasts 15m players

19:55 E3 2012: South Park look took 'months of R&D'

19:49 E3 2012: Nintendo 'set to reveal 3DS XL' 1

19:45 Minecraft sells 2m on XBLA

19:41 E3 2012: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gets August release

19:15 E3 2012: Microsoft press conference round-up

18:42 E3 2012: Usher working with Harmonix

18:32 E3 2012: Internet Explorer comes to Xbox 360

18:25 E3 2012: Microsoft unveils Xbox SmartGlass

18:16 E3 2012: Xbox partners with Nike 1

18:05 E3 2012: Microsoft extends Kinect voice search to 12 languages

17:56 E3 2012: EA dedicates 'biggest investment' to Madden 13

17:47 E3 2012: Ubisoft Toronto unveils Splinter Cell: Blacklist

17:10 E3 may leave LA amidst new stadium concerns

16:16 Do audio libraries stifle creative freedom?

15:42 Stainless Games begins hiring run for 20 new devs

15:02 Wii U GamePad 'Nintendo's best ever controller'

14:27 OPM shows support for Develop Awards

14:20 Next-generation consoles 'will be the last' 9

13:38 Crytek shuns Wii U and Vita

13:10 E3 2012: Quantic Dream to reveal new game

13:03 Ex-STALKER devs form new Kiev studio

12:27 Epic establishing new Baltimore Studio 2

12:12 E3 2012: Wii U - What does it do?

1 June

16:08 Backwards compatibility key to Sony's Gaikai deal?

14:36 Does generative audio still matter?

12:48 GamesAid launches Euro 2012 tipping contest

12:48 Amiqus on board as Develop Awards sponsor

12:40 Doublesix founder forms new UK studio

12:04 Indie hit Fez jumps past 100,000 XBLA downloads 1

11:42 Take-Two: Aging consoles 'good for big studios'

11:15 Blizzard offices raided in South Korea 1

10:41 Epic to reveal new Gears of War at E3

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