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Space sandbox title Starbound is leaving Steam Early Access after two and a half years. This news was announced via developer Chucklefish’s website, which says that Starbound is launching on July 22nd. The developer notes that though the game will be officially out after this point, it will continue to …

The decision to move Evolve from a premium to free-to-play business model appears to be giving the team shooter a new lease of life. The game’s player base has increased by a whopping 26,000 per cent since its transition to a free-to-play model. Evolve had around 200 players when the …

An HD remaster or remake of PS3 title Demon’s Souls and a possible new entry in the Dark Souls series remain a possibility. From Software boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has previously insisted that From, under his stewardship, is done with Dark Souls. That means no Dark Souls 4 and has no …

US research firm NPD has revealed it’s done what many thought was impossible – getting publishers to share their digital sales data as well as their physical information. This will see digital sales information from some publishers included alongside physical data in NPD’s monthly reports about the US games market. …

Cameron Foote confirms indefinite halt of Just Cause 3 multiplayer add-on as a result of rolling work into future projects at studio

Two popular space games are arriving on PlayStation 4 this week. Space ship building simulator Kerbal Space Program is making its debut on Sony’s console tomorrow (July 12th). The title spent two years on Steam’s Early Access and was released on PC last year. Meanwhile, virtual reality survival game Adrift …

A well-placed song can lend a game a vital emotional edge and strengthen the player’s engagement with a virtual world. But how do you go about selecting the right tune to define your title – and ink that all-important licensing deal? We ask music maestros at Remedy, Dontnod and Volition

The international rollout of Pokemon Go has been ‘paused’ while co-creator Niantic works on its server performance. The game, which is a co-creation from Niantic, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo, has been an absolute smash hit on iOS and Android in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Gamers in other …

Joost van Dreunen reflects on the impact of Apple’s plans to allow developers to introduce a paid subscription model to their games on the App Store

We round up the essential sessions, keynotes and more at Tandem Events’ annual conference