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Worms creators Team17 has secured 16.5m in funding from private equity firm LDC and has acquired The Escapists franchise. We speak with CEO Debbie Bestwick to find out what this means for one of the UK’s longest running games studios. What makes this deal work for Team17? We have a …

The on-off dreams of a remastered version of the Mass Effect trilogy appear very much to be again turned to off. "We’re a company that is focused on delivering for the future," EA COO Peter Moore has now told IGN, as reported by PCGamesN. "We’ve got incredibly talented dev studios …

Back in 2013, comedy double-act Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon had failed to write anything for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The duo had performed sketch shows in previous years, but they had been busy writing a sitcom so hadn’t prepared anything. In fact, they weren’t going to go until they …

Oculus has vowed to support indie retailers with the upcoming launch of its VR headset. Speaking to MCV, the firm’s head of content Jason Rubin said Oculus is committed to supporting all retailers – not just the big ones such as GAME, Tesco and Amazon. However, he concedes, the bigger …

Design director Corey Davis discusses fine-tuning physics, implementing cross-platform multiplayer and the surprising importance of making rocket-powered vehicles sound like shoes

UK games label plans to ramp up global plans after investment from Lloyds Development Capital

The PS4 Slim has gone on sale weeks before it was due to be announced after stock was secured from abroad, senior sources have told MCV. Stock of the new model came from the UAE, which was holding units of the updated hardware ahead of its expected reveal next week. …

The biggest CoD event of the year is here, but Millenium will be without their star player as Callum "Swanny" Swan has not travelled to LA. The news came just hours before the competition is due to start, with the team confirming that Swanny will not be playing this weekend. …

Vive maker HTC has invested in a start-up virtual reality developer formed by ex-members of major film and games firms. Steel Wool Studios was founded by veterans from Pixar, Lucasfilm and Telltale Games and launched its first VR titles, Quar: Battle for Gate 18, alongside the Vive back in April. …

Steel Wool launched debut title Quar: Battle for Gate 18 alongside Vive headset in April