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Localisation specialist will host official follow-up to celebration of the development sector on Wednesday July 13th

Earlier today the eSports Integrity Coalition was announced, which aims to end match fixing, doping and cheating in general in the eSports world. ESIC is a non profit association that has been formed to try and prevent cheating in eSports, and more specifically any kind of cheating or fraud that …

The graphics engine firm reveals why the growing quality and accessibility of development tools has led to a transformative 'power shift' in the games industry

Trade body asks government to provide workers with “the confidence and assurance that they are not going to be asked to leave the UK at some stage”

Microsoft has revealed that Xbox users will soon have the option to have their avatars use a wheelchair. The confirmation came first from Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who replied to a Twitter user to state that the company was working on the idea. Fellow Xbox exec Mike Ybarra then chipped …

Initiative run by Creative England and Microsoft awards British studios with Xbox One dev kits, inclusion in ID@Xbox and up to £50,000 in funding to build their IP

There have never been more indie games on the market. Free to use engines like Unity or Unreal, as well as software like GameMaker, mean that literally anybody with a computer and the will to make a video game can do just that. And thanks to open platforms like Steam …

One YouTube star has come out and openly admitted to taking part in a fake Counter Strike auction video to promote a site. Polygon reports that PsiSyndicate has across four videos admitted that he participated in staged auctions for Steamlotto in exchange for rare skins which he in turn unboxed …

Publisher says French studio will bolster its PC development output in the West

Acquisition of Paper Glider, Flick Football and Panic Traffic London studio follows first step into development with New Star Soccer Story