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InXile Entertainment founder Brian Fargo has created a new PC games storefront utilising blockchain technology.  Robot Cache’s aim is to reduce the fees paid by publishers and developers by 80 per cent according to the official announcement. The newly created firm claims to have the “the lowest transaction fees of any …

Take-Two’s new indie label has launched its first title – or rather relaunched it – with Steam smash hit Kerbal Space Program taking flight in an Enhanced Edition as it makes the move to PS4 and Xbox One as a digital release. Unlike other titles on the new label’s slate, …

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has announced that Jim Ryan has been named the deputy president of SIE, with immediate effect. Ryan is currently the head of global sales and marketing of SIE, and president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE), and will be retaining those roles and responsibilities in addition …

Sega is making an announcement today, after several teases on social media, and it could be a spiritual successor to Theme Park, if rumours are to be believed. Here’s what we know. Sega tweeted out a picture of a light bulb with the date January 16 written in text next …

Comic Book reports that two Lego games are currently in the works at Warner Bros-owned developer TT Games, according to “sources linked to WB.” The first one would be Lego Incredibles 2, that is reportedly due to launch alongside the upcoming Pixar film. Highly awaited Incredibles 2 will hit theatres …

Charity speedrunning company Games Done Quick has set a new funding record, raising $2.26m for chosen charity the Prevent Cancer Foundation with their first event of the year, Awesome Games Done Quick 2018. The outfit runs two events a year, with Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) running during the winter …

CD Projekt Red’s upcoming game has been rumoured to be making an appearance at E3 2018. The rumour comes from polish gaming site www.gry-online.pl but is apparently drawn from two sources and sounds pretty credible. The much-awaited game was announced way back in 2012 with a scintillating teaser trailer being …

It looks like Netflix won’t be coming to Switch anytime soon. A Twitter user asked the burning question to Netflix’s customer service account, with @Netflixhelps answering: “There are currently no plans for Netflix on Nintendo Switch.” The tweet was promptly deleted, but you can see a screenshot below (thanks Polygon): …

A tweet from Aaron Greenberg, head of xbox marketing at Microsoft, has revealed an unexpected ordering of console hardware sales in the US in December. According to data that he had seen from NPD – but which is yet to be released. December is a big month for console sales …

Famitsu released its yearly report on the Japanese games market, which saw growth in both software and hardware sales in 2017 for the first time since 2006. Hardware sales reached ¥202bn (£1.33bn) in 2017, a 72.9 per cent increase compared to 2016’s ¥117bn (£0.77bn). 7.6m consoles were shifted in 2017 …