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Irrational Games co-founder will remain at 2K while working with firm behind Sam Barlow’s WarGames

Hardware revision reportedly codenamed ‘Neo’ and features faster CPU, GPU and memory

Yup, really. Back in the decadent hay day of the Guitar Hero franchise, back when it was an excuse to print money, DJ Hero developers FreeStyle Games came up with the idea for Hero World – an MMO based on the popular Hero franchise. Word comes by way of a …

There’s every chance you’ve not heard of Agar.io. But that’s a bit of a surprise, really. The game, despite being largely absent from the press, was one of 2015’s biggest online hits and even won itself a starring role on Netflix drama House of Cards. And now a clone with …

Lead engineer Trevor Blom on how the studio brought the dead to virtual life in shooter Arizona Sunshine

There will be a Ghostbusters game for consoles and PC releasing around the same time as the upcoming film. However, while Amy Pascal and Ivan Reitman’s movie will feature four female ‘busters, Activision’s game will not follow suit. Nor will it feature the original cast from the 1984 film. In …

Networking and skills programme’s full roster now stands at 146

Lost in Babel tops 36-hour competition entered by 20 educational institutions

It may have received a critical mauling, but Atari says it’s not about to give up on its new Rollercoaster Tycoon game. The CEO of Atari says Rollercoaster Tycoon World is already looking and playing better than it was a week ago, and that there are 55 full-time staff working …

Bandai Namco isn’t done with the Katamari Damacy brand, it seems. As spotted by Neogaf, a filing for a new trademark called ‘Amazing Katamari Damacy’ has cropped up on the website of the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Katamari Damacy debuted way back in 2004 on PS2. It was initially …