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Valve confirms interest in building 'living-room and mobile hardware'

Valve confirms interest in building 'living-room and mobile hardware'

Gabe Newell says studio is looking at 'open hardware solution in both the living-room and mobile spaces'

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Bioware: Old Republic subscriptions 'not falling'

Bioware: Old Republic subscriptions 'not falling'

'Light' server numbers due to decline in concurrent users, not subscribers, dev suggests

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Infinity Ward exec Bowling forms indie outfit

Infinity Ward exec Bowling forms indie outfit

'As an industry we have a lot to learn on how to treat talent' says ex-Call of Duty man

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Pincus: Initial team had too much power

Pincus: Initial team had too much power

Zynga CEO voices regret over initial handling of his 'founding team'

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Aardman: TV and games must 'talk the same language'

Aardman: TV and games must 'talk the same language'

To better work together the television and games sectors must share a common understanding, says digital boss

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Rumor: Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Valve

Rumor: Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Valve

Reported sighting gives rise to major speculation

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Miyamoto ponders A Link to the Past remake

Miyamoto ponders A Link to the Past remake

Nintendo's game wizard keen on 3DS version of SNES classic

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Video Games 'good for you' claims parenting expert

Video Games 'good for you' claims parenting expert

Author offers free downloadable guide for video games

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Bleszinksi: On-Disc DLC 'ugly truth of the industry'

Bleszinksi: On-Disc DLC 'ugly truth of the industry'

'I'm not the biggest fan of having to do it, but it is one of the unfortunate realities'

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Strauss Zelnick: 'THQ won't be around in six months'

Strauss Zelnick: 'THQ won't be around in six months'

Take-Two CEO blames licensing strategy for THQ's woes

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Rumor: Wii U release date leaked

Rumor: Wii U release date leaked

E-mail sent out with the launch date for Nintendo's new console, claims report

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Levine candidate for Time's Most Influential People

Levine candidate for Time's Most Influential People

91 per cent of voters think Bioshock creator should be included in annual list

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Vaizey: I want to pay tribute to Livingstone

Vaizey: I want to pay tribute to Livingstone

Eidos life president praised for prolific campaigning

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Game tax breaks: Major firms eye UK investment

Game tax breaks: Major firms eye UK investment

Big businesses will consider investing heavily in Britain, culture minister claims

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'Anti-preowned PS4 foolish,' says Pachter

'Anti-preowned PS4 foolish,' says Pachter

Analyst Michael Pachter thinks GameStop would not stock an anti-used console

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Runescape studio resists virtual currency temptations

Runescape studio resists virtual currency temptations

F2P Summit: Subscriptions likely to remain monetisation model; Other platforms considered

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'The $1bn Skyrim of free-to-play is coming'

'The $1bn Skyrim of free-to-play is coming'

F2P Summit: Story-driven triple-A games will thrive when sold for free, Ngmoco Sweden manager claims

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Cousins: Free-to-play is not exploitative

Cousins: Free-to-play is not exploitative

F2P Summit: Majority of people don't pay yet play the most, says Ngmoco Sweden manager

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Brian Fargo: Publisher treatment of devs 'abysmal'

Brian Fargo: Publisher treatment of devs 'abysmal'

Interplay founder lambasts publishing model

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EVE CSM chairman announces resignation

EVE CSM chairman announces resignation

'The Mittani' steps down after drunkenly urging others to grief suicidal player

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Platform holders 'running scared of free-to-play'

Platform holders 'running scared of free-to-play'

The big three must adapt or will face huge challenges, says Ben Cousins

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Eve man 'ashamed and sorry' for suicide jokes

Eve man 'ashamed and sorry' for suicide jokes

'I don't want people to kill themselves in real life over an internet spaceship game'

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Persson: Digital distribution is saving games

Persson: Digital distribution is saving games

Minecraft man laments the demise of retailer GAME

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Kawata: 'Survival Horror too small for investment'

Kawata: 'Survival Horror too small for investment'

Resident Evil: Revelations producer thinks the series should move closer to Call of Duty

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Analyst: 'Xbox 720 could launch fall 2013'

Analyst: 'Xbox 720 could launch fall 2013'

'Digital only Xbox' thought to be wide of the mark

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