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Former Lionhead, Creative Assembly and Sony devs join Until Dawn studio

Nine new brands will be added to the LEGO Dimensions roster at E3, one report has claimed. Press Start reckons it has the jump on the announcement, claiming that the additions will be headlined by cult games IP Sonic the Hedgehog and current Cartoon Network hit Adventure Time. Also on …

Kopla Games’ clicker-meets-dungeon-crawler tops 2m downloads

Addition to Runescape Old School celebrates ‘Falador Massacre’, when scores of players in ‘safe’ zones were accidentally able to be killed

The UK’s only regular TV video games show, Videogame Nation, has been cancelled after its fourth series. The decision was described by co-host Dan Maher as sudden” in a Facebook post, where he added: Challenge TV decided not to renew the show in order to focus exclusively on gameshow content. …

Indie dev and Giftgaming CEO Nick Hatter discusses how service providers can make life easier for games makers

The creators of XCOM 2, The Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon and The Swindle reveal how procedural generation and random gameplay elements can be used to build timeless titles

Tech helps devs build everything from fuzzy beasts to soft carpets

Overwatch, Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm among titles that will allow users to livestream directly to their social media accounts

Today Gfinity and Gillette have announced the Gillette Championship, a Pro Evolution Soccer tournament with a £15,000 prize pool. The competition will see the best players of Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 on PS4 battle it out across 24 qualifiers and a live finals that will be held in London. The …