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Looking to follow on from the template laid down by Sony’s LittleBigPlanet, the EA Play label has announced a brand new console title called Create that takes the idea of user-created content and constructs an entire level-based game around it. Developed by EA Bright Light, Create focuses on the creation …

High-spec games on any platform that can go online – that was the boast of ambitious cloud gaming service OnLive, but already one title has arrived which challenges the philosophy. In an interview with Cnet, OnLive CEO Steve Perlman has admitted that EA’s Xbox and PC exclusivity deal for Mass …

The ever-increasing number of Valve games made playable on Mac has been bolstered by another new title – Day of Defeat Source. Players who already own the PC game can download the Mac version for free via digital game service Steam. Developer Valve has also enabled cross-platform multiplayer which means …

Valve has confirmed that tomorrow will finally see the long-awaited arrival of Steam on the Mac platform. Amongst the first releases will be popular gravity-bending action puzzle outing Portal. It’s the first example of a title built using Valve’s Source engine running on the OSX operating system. Other games set …

Apple’s profits have almost doubled as sales of iPhone leap 131 per cent. For the quarter ending March 27th, the firm posted net quarterly profit of $3.07 billion (2bn), compared to $1.62 billion (1.05bn) during the same period a year ago. The company’s revenues were up from $9.08bn a year …

Valve believes the upcoming launch of Steam for Mac is "the biggest event in Steam’s history since the service was first launched". Speaking to Joystiq, John Cook, director of Steam development at Valve, said, "There are several people involved, from the UI team working on Mac support in the Steam …

Surround sound voice chat tools available for 360, PS3 and Mac

Digital distribution service and engine heads to Apple platform in April

Steam has confirmed it will bring its digital distribution service Steam to Mac this April. The service will launch with a variety of games from Valve’s library, including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal and the Half-Life series. The newly-announced Portal 2 will be Valve’s first simulaneous …

Developer all but confirms expected GDC announcement