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The only connection between Bethesda’s new Prey and the 2006 original appears to be the name. So why use the name at all? That was the question put to Raphael Colantonio, the creative director at developer Arkane, by GameSpot. Well it was a matter of, first of all it’s hard …

Suddenly find yourself in a mental rut? Don’t panic: Shahid Ahmad is here to talk developers through his 12-step process for solving any creative problem

Joost van Dreunen discusses the growing impact of YouTubers and Twitch streamers, and considers the implications of turning a hobby into a business

Uses Hello Games sci-fi adventure as an example of devs facing a flawed certification process

Niantic’s Pokemon Go has completely blown away the month one performances of mobile’s former giants. That’s according to estimates from Sensor Tower, which estimates that worldwide Pokemon Go revenues passed $200m in the app’s first month of availability. To put that into perspective, that’s way ahead of Clash Royale. Supercell’s …

Dr. Maria Sifnioti, producer and researcher at A Clockwork Brain 2.0 developer Total Eclipse Games, offers her advice on fully understanding analytics and using collected information to refine your title

Esports often miss out on the feats of physical grace that make for great SportsCenter clips, or, at least, giffable moments. With great punt returns or rim-shaking slam dunks, there’s no need for a nuanced understanding of football or basketball to gawp. Only on rare occasions are esports so immediately …

Every Dota fan knows who Johan ‘N0tail’ Sundstein, two time Major winner and lynchpin of OG, is. But do you really know him? Ahead of TI6 in Seattle we sat down for a quickfire interview with the Dane, part cerebral, part scattershot, to try and get inside the mind of …

Established in 2014, the Riot Games League Challenger Series was meant to be the proving ground for amateur players who were skilled enough to compete at the highest level in League of Legends, the League Championship Series (LCS). While for the past two years the series has shined light on …

Josh Carr-Hummerston, 21, calls himself the "mum" of five grown men. He and his so-called sons are holed up in a rather empty apartment in the harbourside suburb of Pyrmont in Sydney, Australia. There’s a lovely view of some yachts from the balcony, but this group has more indoor tastes. …