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The games industry may be changing, but some things remain very much the same. YouTube has published its list of the most popular games on the network in 2015, with the rankings based on total views and watch time. Call of Duty: Black Duty III topped the chart, followed by …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India and Russia pushed back to 2016
The two upcoming instalments in the Assassin’s Creed Chronicles series will not arrive until the start of 2016. Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India will be released on January 12th and then Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia on February 9th. The latter date will also see the release of …
Read More »First-ever Emotional Game Awards announced
Event celebrating ‘the most emotional video games’ to take place next February alongside 40-hour game jam
Read More »Street Fighter V ‘butt slap’ removed to avoid risk of offence
Capcom has said that some recent tweaks to Street Fighter V were born of its want for the game to appeal to as wide an audience as possible. The developer yesterday said that it had made several gameplay changes to try and ensure the game is accessible for as many …
Read More »Halo World Championship prize pool surpasses $2m
The prize pool for the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians World Championship has swelled to over $2m, 343 Industries has announced. "We’re excited to announce that the Halo World Championship prize pool is now $2,000,000, and continues to grow,” a poston the game’s Twitter accountrevealed. Microsoft previously promised a portion of …
Read More »Former EA marketing exec joins CCP Games
Maria Sayans to serve in newly-created role of chief customer officer
Read More »Mobile publisher GoGame secures multi-million Sega investment
‘Free-to-publish’ GoPlay offering launched in July
Read More »Witcher 4 is inevitable, Cyberpunk 2077 tipped for 2016 release
Developer CD Projekt has said it would be unfair for the studio not to release a fourth game in the Witcher franchise. While this year’s big hit The Witcher 3 may have been the end of star Geralt’s story, it’s huge critical and commercial success means it almost certainly won’t …
Read More »Ubisoft Fun House’s Eagle Flight VR demo is now a full game
Fun House, the Ubisoft development arm founded to create more quirky titles, has revealed its first full game. Led by Child of Light creative director PatrickPlourde, Fun House was created as a spin-off of Ubisoft Montreal earlier this year in August and initially revealed Eagle’s Flight, an air-bound tech demo …
Read More »Why devs need digital charts
SuperData’s Joost van Dreunen discusses his new partnership with UKIE
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