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‘We just don’t have the tools and processes to handle many types of non-gaming software right now,’ platform holder explains after blocking Greenlight app

Forerunner to 3DS’ eShop put focus on indies and smaller titles

Ruby Nealon snuck Watch Paint Dry onto Steam store after his warnings about virtual backdoor went ignored by Valve

Data shows that around 2.5 million apps have been released to date on Apple’s mobile platform

Game engine giant Unity is backing next month’s Interface, signing up as a partner for the event. The company joins Localize Direct, Audio Kinetic, Sold Out and Green Man Gaming who are all lining up to support the indie developers attending Interface, which takes place on Thursday November 12that St …

Xbox.com PC Marketplace joins Microsoft Points as casualties of online overhaul

The closure of the Jersey tax loophole last year has been blamed for the end of Play.com as we know it. The retailer has confirmed that it will from March 2013 become a marketplace-only service, allowing customers to sell goods via their site with Play taking a slice, much like …

Microsoft has removed the dedicated Facebook and Twitter apps from the Xbox 360 marketplace. The apps are no longer available to download for all users who have updated to the latest Xbox 360 dashboard update, which has already begun rolling out to users. The Verge reports that multiple sources familiar …

Europe to be hit hardest by Microsoftâ??s veto on mature games

Microsoft’s own guidelines for the Windows 8 Marketplace will prevent the sale of 18 rated games, it has been confirmed. Kotaku has had confirmation directly from Microsoft that new rules regarding the sale of apps WILL apply to all games sold through the portal. Specifically, the guidelines read: Apps with …