The fans of EA’s FIFA series have spoken – Borussia Dortmund’sMarco Reus will be the face of this year’s entry in the franchise. The German player beat three other competitors in a fan vote to decide FIFA 17’s cover star – James Rodriguez ofReal Madrid C.F.,Anthony Martial of Manchester United, …
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[Event news] Games Aid Charity Poker Tournament at Develop: Brighton 2026
Come and join 70 of your industry peers for some good old-fashioned Texas Hold 'Em fun. Bask in the …
[Event News] Games Growth Summit adds to speaker line-up with two more veterans
Ann Hurley and Gina Jackson OBE are joining the lineup for the Games Growth Summit. Two highly respe…
[Event news] Indie Showcase submissions open
The Indie Showcase is an opportunity for indie game developers to get their new game seen & experien…
LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
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Warframe hack saw 775k emails leaked
Developer Digital Extreme has revealed that its online shooter Warframe was the victim of a hack back in November 2014. The studio claims to have only just discovered the breach, which saw 775k user email leaked from an older version of the title’s content management system. Passwords, credit card details …
Read More »ESL hosting Heroes of the Storm regional at gamescom
ESL will host the European Heroes of the Storm Fall Regional at gamescom in August. The competition will take place on the ESL main stage between August 17th and 19th. $100,000 is on the line, along with a spot at the Fall Championship that will be held at BlizzCon 2016. …
Read More »Square Enix is developing the first RPG exclusively for the Apple Watch
Cosmos Rings will send users notifications based on step counts and utilise ‘Time Upstream System’
Read More »Fnatic finally sign an Overwatch team
Fnatic have finally entered the Overwatch scene, after much speculation, by signing a mostly American roster. The new team includes: Andr iddqd” Dahlstrm, Scott custa” Kennedy, Oliver Vonethil” Lager, Casey buds” McIlwaine, Warsi Faraaz Stoop” Waris, Matthew coolmatt69” Iorio and finally Robert Roflgator” Malecki, who will act as the team’s …
Read More »Kickstarter: Indie devs thriving despite ‘wobbly year’
Crowdfunding platform admits drop in overall amount pledged, but highlights growth of smaller projects as ‘bright thread’
Read More »What developers can learn from Pokémon Go’s technical problems
What went wrong for Niantic? How can other developers learn from their difficulties to prepare themselves in the future? Griff Parry, CEO and founder of GameSparks, explores what is going on
Read More »Pokemon Go arrives in Japan, ushers in global server meltdown
At long last Japanese players are finally able to download Pokemon Go. Whether they can play it is another question entirely, however. The app itself is available to download on the Japanese versions of both iOS and Google Play. If reports are to be believed it’s a couple of days …
Read More »OctaneRender 4 to support PowerVR ray tracing
Rendering engine reportedly able to trace in excess of 100 million rays per second while remaining suitable for use on mobile, VR and AR devices
Read More »Co-operative multiplayer more appealing than competitive modes, research finds
Quantic Foundry survey of over 1,000 players also discovers that co-op is equally popular between genders, while men prefer to face off against each other
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Games industry veteran Matt Broughton announced as new Editor of MCV/DEVELOP
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