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Executive producer Pete Smith admits firm was speaking with Playdead about releasing dark platformer exclusively on PSN, but insistence on retaining rights led to deal's undoing.

Playdead-developed puzzle platformer Project 2 (working title) headed to PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Mac.

Playdead platform programmer job listing reveals studio "investigating" ports for Apple, Google's operating systems, as well as Windows 8 and browsers.

The UK's top games award ceremony releases the shortlist for its one accolade chosen by the general public.

Q Games dubbed biggest earner for Sony-published titles, while Playdead's platformer sets high bar for third parties.

Anime fighting game leads light week of new releases; Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet lands on 360 as Limbo bows on PS3.

[UPDATE] Playdead's dark side-scroller dated for Sony's console in two weeks, PC in early August.

Playdead confirms last year's standout Summer of Arcade platformer coming soon to Steam and PlayStation Network.

Korean ratings board suggests monochromatic Summer of Arcade platformer making the jump to Sony's console.

Heavy Rain proves a critical favourite, picking up three British Academy awards; Mass Effect 2 wins the Best Game prize; Peter Molyneux awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement.

Limbo, Trials HD, and Splosion Man compiled for brick-and-mortar distribution on Xbox 360 next month.

GDC 2011: Rockstar San Diego's Western triumphs at Game Developers Conference's annual ceremony; Mass Effect 2, Limbo, Minecraft, also honored; full video inside.

GDC 2011: Danish developer's lead gameplay designer opens up on the 2010 puzzle platformer, explaining how he envisaged players as both enemies and friends.

DICE 2011: Team Hermes 2D platformer wins non-professional Grand Prize at AIAS event, also picking up Achievement in Gameplay, Technical Achievement, Gamers' Choice; Playdead title gets professional top honor.

The UK's premier gaming awards has released the shortlist for the ceremony's one publicly voted award; rest to follow next week.

Playdead's IGF winner joined by Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2 as top contenders at Game Developers Choice ceremony; indie frontrunner Minecraft up for three.

Remedy's spookfest gets top honors from mainstream publication; Angry Birds, Red Dead Redemption, Halo: Reach also make the cut.

Light week of new releases highlighted by Electronic Arts' open-world racer, not much else.

GDC 2010: Top-down four-player co-op game takes grand prize, design honors at indie celebration; Limbo lands visual and technical excellence categories.