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THQ hires M&A consultant as finances worsen

THQ hires M&A consultant as finances worsen

Centerview Partners' engagement a sign beleaguered publisher is looking for buyers

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Take 2 may open Vegas office

Take 2 may open Vegas office

Deal with city to bring at least 150 new jobs

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Two senior execs leave Apple

Two senior execs leave Apple

Scott Forstall and John Browett leaving company in executive shake-up

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Zynga kills 13 games, proposes closure of UK and Japan offices

Zynga kills 13 games, proposes closure of UK and Japan offices

Social games giant streamlining operations to 'make Zynga into an internet treasure'

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Win an iPad with Hitman Sniper Challenge

Win an iPad with Hitman Sniper Challenge

Apple tablet and Hitman goodies up for grabs in MCV and Square Enix competition

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Four Kixeye employees sacked for racist behaviour

Four Kixeye employees sacked for racist behaviour

African American contractor speaks out against discriminatory office culture

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What makes a game 'British'? UK Gov wants to know

What makes a game 'British'? UK Gov wants to know

Department of Culture, Media and Sport opens direct line for games professionals to shape games tax breaks policy

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Mind Candy hires former MTV Networks CEO

Mind Candy hires former MTV Networks CEO

Former US Army commander Bill Roedy to help Moshi Monsters studio expand business and brands

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Report: Nexon and NCSoft in $900m Valve buyout talks

Report: Nexon and NCSoft in $900m Valve buyout talks

Discussions held in Hawaii yesterday over potential acquisition

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Zynga acquires multiplayer-focused dev A Bit Lucky

Zynga acquires multiplayer-focused dev A Bit Lucky

Social games giant takes on PC with with multi-platform title Solstice Arena

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Zynga files countersuit against EA

Zynga files countersuit against EA

Social games giant claims unfair competition over alleged no-hire agreement

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Code Club brings programming to the classroom

Code Club brings programming to the classroom

Coding teaches kids 'some really valuable lessons'

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Cloud gaming comes to Windows 8

Cloud gaming comes to Windows 8

Agawi service to stream social and triple-A titles through OS

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Scottish Govt: Our games industry is worth £1bn

Scottish Govt: Our games industry is worth £1bn

Nation's authorities respond to controversial Creative Scotland report

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Develop September: The London Special

Develop September: The London Special

The new issue of Develop looks at the studios making London tick, and the industry giants moving in on the UK capital

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UN to use Minecraft for urban development

UN to use Minecraft for urban development

Mojang's 'Block by Block' program empowers urban development

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Epic opening new Seattle studio

Epic opening new Seattle studio

Office to focus on development for Unreal Engine

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Creative Scotland report 'ridiculously inaccurate'

Creative Scotland report 'ridiculously inaccurate'

Document with power to influence government policy lists nation's games sector as having a gross value of £0

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Rocketbox debuts new prefab asset library

Rocketbox debuts new prefab asset library

Art outsourcing production house launches two new art and animation asset collections

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HeroEngine outfit inks PlaySpan deal

HeroEngine outfit inks PlaySpan deal

Idea Fabrik integrates UltimatePay monetisation platform into online development solution HeroCloud

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Scientist and developer team wins Wellcome Trust dev contest

Scientist and developer team wins Wellcome Trust dev contest

Giant scientific charity's Gamify Your PhD project plucks project to fund for new initiative

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Ubisoft scraps always-on PC DRM

Ubisoft scraps always-on PC DRM

Developer-publisher officially ends unpopular anti-piracy measure

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Silverball: Crowdfunding involves the consumer

Silverball: Crowdfunding involves the consumer

Kickstarter can aid the development process, says Pro Pinball Studio

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Hide&Seek's conference tackling public play

Hide&Seek's conference tackling public play

Follow-up to studio's 'Weekender' event to deliver a series of talks on gaming in public spaces

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First Windows 8 Xbox 360 games confirmed

First Windows 8 Xbox 360 games confirmed

Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride and others lead third-party charge

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