Apple has released the results of an annual audit of working conditions at the 156 suppliers involved in the manufacture of its products. The full list includes the controversial Foxconn, Chinese manufacturer of iPhone, iPad and Mac, as well as the likes of Samsung, Toshiba, Sony and Panasonic. As AppStorm notes, it's an unusual move from a company which had previously been known for keeping a tight lid on details of its suppliers. More >
The year of the shooter.
Playdead's striking monochrome adventure Limbo is now available on the Mac App Store, with a Steam release to follow on January 13. More >
Frozenbyte's puzzle platformer is visually dazzling enough to distract from its problems.
Super Meat Boy and Shank are among the games on offer in the Humble Indie Bundle 4, which launched yesterday. The latest pay-what-you-want promotion - the fourth in the last three months - also includes Jamestown, Bit.Trip Runner, and NightSky HD. Those paying more than the average - currently $5.34 - also get Gratuitous Space Battles and Cave Story+. As always, the games are DRM-free and run on Mac, Windows and Linux. More >
Uncompromising and intentionally awkward, Stephen Lavelle's puzzler is a formidable challenge.
Mojang's fascinating world is built to last.
3The latest Humble Indie Bundle has launched, this time featuring all four of UK studio Introversion's games. Included in the pay-what-you-want promotion are Uplink, Darwinia, Multiwinia and Defcon. As always, the games are compatible with Mac, Windows and Linux, but also included are two Windows-only bonuses: the developer's voxel physics system, and the procedural city generator used in Subversion, the game the developer reluctantly cancelled last month. More >
Cipher Prime's puzzler brilliantly explores the joys of hex.
The newly launched Humble Voxatron Debut, the latest pay-what-you-want promotion from Humble Bundle, now includes two more games. In addition to voxel-based platformer-shooter Voxatron, those paying more than the average of $4.54 now get platform-puzzler Blocks That Matter, and The Binding Of Isaac, developed by Edmund McMillen, half of Super Meat Boy developer Team Meat. More >
Valve writer Chet Faliszek has admitted that the company delayed the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive multiplayer beta following feedback from professional players who have been helping test the game. The beta for Counter-Strike's eagerly-awaited return was initially planned to launch last month, but in a video interview with ESEA News, reported by CVG, Faliszek said players had fed back a list of bug reports and feature suggestions that, were they not addressed, would mean the beta would fail in its bid to assess the game's netcode. More >
A new Humble Bundle, the Humble Voxatron Debut, has launched, the third pay-what-you-want indie promotion to launch in 2011. This time just one game is included: Voxatron, a voxel-based platformer-shooter with support for user-generated content, released in a Minecraft-like alpha state, with those buying the game guaranteed access to all of developer Lexaloffle's future content updates. More >
3Blizzard Entertainment is to allow modders to charge for their creations through Blizzard Arcade, a revised version of the Blizzard Marketplace to launch alongside StarCraft II expansion Heart Of The Swarm. The publisher revealed Arcade, a hub for free and premium user-made mods and games created using the StarCraft II mod tools, during a panel at this weekend's Blizzcon event in California. More >
Company reports its best September quarter in history on increased iPhone, iPad and Mac sales.
Religious satire meets Robotron: 2084 in Ed McMillen’s savagely witty Rogue-like.
Hilmar Pétersson issues heartfelt apology to Eve Online players and focuses on "restoring trust and moving forward."
New operating system will cut product ties with PCs, introducing wireless software updates, cloud saving and more for supported devices.
In an unexpected move, Double Fine has released a significant update to its much-loved 2005 platformer Psychonauts. The update, available now to Steam users, adds achievements and cloud saving, and makes some subtle tweaks to the notoriously exacting Meat Circus level. More >
The Humble Indie Bundle has returned, but this time it only features a single game: Frozen Synapse. Mode7's top-down, tactical multiplayer shooter - which we awarded nine out of ten in June - is available for as much, or as little, as you care you pay. As always, buyers can specify how they would like their payment to be split between the developers, charities Child's Play and EFF, and the bundle's organisers. More >
As the beta continues, its lead developers explain why, in Rob Pardo's words, it's "quite fun to play".