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Formed by veterans from Telltale Games, Klei Entertainment and Irrational, Campo Santo released its first game Firewatch at the start of year. The title was an instant hit, selling 500,000 copies in its first month and recouping its development budget in its first day on sale. It was overwhelming,” composer …

This is probably the game you’re looking for. At least, it is if you happen to have watched last year’s blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens (and judging by its huge Box Office figures, you probably did). The games industry has been shy when it comes to specific movie tie-ins …

Rumours that NX was pushed back to incorporate VR appear to have been dispelled by Nintendo. We’ve been looking at the VR space since the days of the Virtual Boy,” American boss Reggie Fils-Aime told Bloomberg, as reported by VG247. With us, we want to make sure our next content …

China should be an enticing market for any games company. Not only does it boast the biggest population of any nation state on Earth – with a whopping 1.4bn people – research firm Newzoo claims that 446.3m of that figure play games. Meanwhile, 157m spend money on games. Newzoo estimated …

Marvel has said that the new Spider-Man game unveiled at Sony’s E3 press conference should be regarded as a battle cry from the company. The PS4 title, in development at Insomniac, represents to first showing of a plan that was put into place back in 2014. "With a treasure trove …

As Nordeus goes through a phase of substantial growth, HR manager Milena Dulanovic tells Marie Dealessandri about the studio’s job openings and why great art is the key to mobile success

Plus limit doubled from $100,000 to $200,000 as one-year commitment made minimum

Industry commentators have taken to calling Playtonic ‘the new Rare’. But really, it’s more like the old Rare. The majority of the 20-strong team is made up of former Rare employees, and the game it’s making looks, sounds, and plays just like the 1998 Rare classic Banjo-Kazooie. And according to …

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has revisited comments made earlier this week in which he said 1080p TV owners shouldn’t bother upgrading to Xbox Scorpio. Yesterday the exec claimed that 4K was the central purpose of Scorpio, so those without a 4K set should get an Xbox One S instead. These …

Future Games of London MD and co-founder Ian Harper explains why the Hungry Shark studio doesn’t believe in the ‘Starbucks coffee rule’