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Japanese mobile gaming developer and publisher Gumi has opened four new studios in Europe and the US. The new offices are based in Austin, Stockholm, Kiev and Vancouver, the latter of which is staffed by ex-Capcom staff. A further office will also be opened in San Francisco focusing on business …

Xiaomi Inc to bring microconsole's games offering to Chinese audience via streaming boxes and smart TVs

Once again Gamescom became the home of indie development. There were a number of blockbuster game reveals, certainly. And despite the slew of indie titles, not one of them made it on to the shortlist for Gamescom’s official Game of the Show. Nevertheless, it was the range of inventive indie …

Ascend: Hand of Kul will have its Xbox 360 servers switched off in November, Microsoft has said. The free-to-play Xbox 360 RPG was released in September and then subsequently on PC in May but has already been removed from the Xbox Marketplace. Signal Studios must regretfully announce that despite our …

Ubisoft has released Assassin’s Creed mobile spin-off game Assassin’s Creed Memories onto Apple’s App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices. The free-to-play title features card battles across different periods of the franchise, such as Renaissance Italy and Colonial America (along with new areas, including Feudal Japan and Imperial …

Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard will join Lionel Messi on the front of FIFA 15. For those that don’t know Hazard, he is probably Chelsea’s best player. He scored 14 goals last season and is a damn good passer of the ball. According to EA, he set up 92 chance and …

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Xbox One users taking part in the console’s latest software beta have revealed that Microsoft is testing free game trials. The feature will let gamers download a digital game and play them for 24 hours, for free. Max The Curse of Brotherhood was among the games available to download under …

Kempt Games CEO reflects on his experience on BBC show Dragons' Den

Lunar Software may reconsider virtual reality integration closer to release