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PUBG hits 20 million sales while Fortnite hits 20 million players as both games announce their successes via Twitter
Read More »Battle Royale games PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite hit 20 million
GameMaker Studio 2 adds Amazon Appstore support for Fire products
The new support will work across all Amazon Fire devices and is available with a 60 day test period for free
Read More »Why is Bossa giving Decksplash away for free?
In a unique approach to gauging interest and testing, Bossa are giving Decksplash away for a limited time. Product manager, Ricardo Rego, tells us why
Read More »Microsoft to move gaming focus to software following Xbox One X launch
The Xbox manufacturer will refocus back to games development following a tough few years for its first party studios
Read More »BGI interview says “lack of access to finance is stopping our games companies from graduating”
Speaking to The Times, the BGI's Rick Gibson talks about the need to create funding to help start-up companies get their feet on the ground
Read More »Torchlight developer Runic Games shut down
Chinese publisher Perfect World has closed Runic developer Torchlight and stripped down Gigantic creator Motiga, both of which were based in Seattle. Perfect World says that it will continue to sell Runic’s existing titles (Torchlight, Torchlight II and Hob) while Gigantic will continue under the stewardship of a small handful …
Read More »Perfect World continues closures as Runic Games is shut down
Following the closure of Motiga, more jobs are lost as the publisher moves to games-as-a-service strategy
Read More »Top Tips: How to create great fireworks
Develop asks Forza Horizon developer Playground Games for their top tips for creating fireworks in video games
Read More »Niantic buys 3D animation app Evertoon to work on Pokemon Go
The Pokemon Go developer buys the developer behind the app that lets you put photos on to 3D avatars to make your own movies
Read More »Gigiantic developer Motiga is closed by Perfect World
The free-to-play MOBA will continue under a small support team but the development studio will close and jobs lost
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