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Beyond the Summit, the predominantly Dota 2 focused casting studio, is working on an Overwatch tournament. In a tweet last night the company released an image teasing an Overwatch Cup, along with its signature mountain logo. The tweet, which can be seen below, seems to be confirmation that the company …

MD Avni Yerli discusses the CryEngine creator's position between tool firms and developers, and explains why today's development landscape was 'unthinkable' five years ago

First-person spin-off to PC RTS failed to find a comfortable middle ground between action and stealth, before being cancelled after five years of development

Call of Duty: Roman Wars featured horse and elephant riding mechanics, a third-person camera and was built in Unreal Engine

VR appears to very much be an area of interest at Nintendo, but the company is some way off taking the plunge. Speaking to investors, development boss Shigeru Miyamoto has said that the company is currently working on what it sees as two problems the technology presents – ensuring that …

To date Nintendo’s Wii U has sold 12.8m units since its release in 2012. It turns out that’s way, way less than at least one Nintendo executive predicted. In an internal sales representative meeting, someone projected that we would sell close to 100 million Wii U systems worldwide. The thinking …

Will the UK ever actually leave the EU? Who knows, but what is certain is that the Leave vote continues to cause ripples throughout all markets. As part of an investor Q&A, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has admitted that a British withdrawal from the European Union could lead to a …

Watchover Tyrant adds features such as a powerful radar, visible enemy health and further otherwise inaccessible information

Studios behind Rust and Out of Ammo reveal data for the last month, showing that technical troubles also encourage players to ask for their money back

60 places are now available to take part in the annual GamesAid Poker Tournament at Develop. The game is Texas Hold ‘Em No Limit with a 50 buy-in and, to participate, you can register on the tournament’s Just Giving page. The event will take place next Tuesday (July 12th) in …