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Esports company Gfinity has had a big shake-up at the top, with six new appointments after recently announcing it’s raised £6.2m in a big investment round. Gfinity is appointing Bryan Healy as chief strategy officer, Justin Mier as chief marketing officer, Tarum Rose as chief operating officer, Amanda Lawson as …

Green Man Gaming has appointed Lesley McDiarmid as head of corporate partnerships. The former head of entertainment at MCV and Develop will now lead all corporate and B2B partnership projects at the e-commerce games and technology company. Green Man Gaming is aiming to rapidly grow its B2B partnerships with leading …

A rhythm action dream team is working on a brand new mystery project. PaRappa the Rapper creator Masaya Matsuura and Gitaroo Man creator Keiichi Yano have joined forces for a new game currently going under the glorious name of Project Rap Rabbit. Details are thin on the ground, although there …

On May 26, Twitch will be holding a site-wide holiday to promote diversity on the streaming platform. The holiday, entitled TwitchUnity, is aiming to celebrate the Twitch community’s diversity and to reinforce the importance of inclusivity for, not just the service, but gaming in general. A new global emote and …

Microsoft veteran Chris Lee is the new man in charge of FPS titles at Halo developer 343 Industries. The move comes following the recent departure of studio head of strategy games Dan Ayoub, who had been working on the series since Halo: Reach back in 2009. He has been moved …

Remedy’s popular horror game Alan Wake is being yanked from Steam and Xbox Live tomorrow. A licensing issue with the game’s music is to blame. It’s possible that the issue will be resolved at a alter date, but in the interim the game won’t be available to download. The good …

Chris Lee takes the reigns as 343i confirm no Halo 6 at E3

Following Tencent’s $90m investment in Pocket Gems last week, Karol Severin, MIDiA Research’s lead analyst for research on games and the mobile content economy, shares his view on Tencent’s global expansion strategy. Last week, Tencent announced a $90 million investment into Pocket Gems, a US-based studio best known for its …

The Legend of Zelda might be the next big Nintendo IP in line for the smartphone treatment. The Wall Street Journal reports that Nintendo is planning to release a Zelda title for smartphones some time after its Animal Crossing game, which it says is due out in the second half …

Bethesda’s Prey has grabbed itself a UK No.1 at the second time of asking. Having failed to dislodge Nintendo’s Mario Kart Deluxe 8 from the top of the charts last week, Prey has risen to the top in its second week of release. It’s the first Bethesda No.1 since Fallout …