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Increases in technology have helped to fulfil Metal Gear creator’s movie-making aspirations

Pokemon has within the space of a week become one of the hottest properties on the planet. So it shouldn’t come as a massive surprise to hear that film studios are among the many businesses looking at the colossal success of Pokemon Go and wondering how that could work for …

Team17 has included some major video games into its next Worms title. Worms W.M.D is due on August 23rd for Xbox One and PS4, and those that pre-order the game will receive levels, costumes and weapons based on Rocket League, Goat Simulator, Saints Row IV, Payday 2, Unturned, Broforce, Orcs …

Auroch Digital’s Tomas Rawlings warns that ‘not doing your sums right’ can be disastrous for devs – even if their crowdfunding campaign exceeds its target

EA’s FIFA series remains ever present on PC, but the Madden series has been absent since 2006 – and that’s not looking likely to change. PC is literally based on demand,” EA Canada’s senior VP and GM for FIFA Matt Bilbey told Game Informer. There’s still the high demand for …

Kuala Lumpur studio assisting Square Enix with upcoming fantasy blockbuster

The trade body's CEO Dr Jo Twist discusses her team's greatest accomplishments and why the UK can lead the way in eSports

Melbourne-based developer focusing on ‘small, beautiful games’

Pokemon Go is so good that you’d be willing to pay someone to play it for you, right? Oh no wait that’s mental. But mental or not, this prospect is now a very firm reality. Bidvine is a site that allows folk to advertise for jobs they need doing and …

Before its launch, you’d be forgiven for having muted expectations for Dying Light. The title, made by Polish studio Techland, was delayed, its PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKUs scrapped, while the boxed release was delayed until a month after its digital version. Yet the title was a surprise hit …