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Green Man Gaming launches mobile payments

PC game downloader Green Man Gaming has teamed up with GlobalCharge to offer its customers mobile payments. Customers can now update their store credit from their mobile bill or pay as you go credit. Many other distributors already offer mobile payments. The movie payment market is expected to be worth …

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As triple-A ‘stagnates’, QA firms turn to downloads

QA and localisation firms are generating more money from social and mobile titles than triple-A boxed games. Several companies have told MCV they have had to expand their testing teams to cope with the strong demand for social, casual and downloadable games. Over the last eight months or so, digital, …

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GAME TV begins to air Battle of the Clans

The GAME and Turtle Beach Battle of the Clans competition is underway, and coverage of the events is now rolling out on GAME TV. The heats have been held at the Beresford in Sydney, and are the grand final is set to take place in Homebush later in September. Weekly …

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Deus Ex DLC detailed

Square Enix has confirmed details about the first DLC that its Eidos Montral studio will release for chart hit Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Called ‘The Missing Link’, it details the events of a three-day period in which protagonist Adam Jensen went missing in Human Revolution. He is tortured by Belltower …

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UK CHARTS: Deus Ex fends off Driver

Despite a 46 per cent drop in sales, Square Enix title Deus Ex: Human Revolution has made it two weeks at the top of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Ubisoft’s critically lauded Driver: San Francisco enters the charts at No.2 four years on from the last release …

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Crytek denies studio working conditions claims

A detailed and malicious assessment of working conditions at Crytek has been disputed, condemned and in some cases disproved by the company’s co-founder. The German independent studio has been subjected to onslaught of accusations from what appears to be a single individual, likely a former employee, who has anonymously published …

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