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Sega, once a dominant force in the console space, has reduced its presence in the sector over the years. Though it still supports console platforms, the firm is today best known as a PC publisher, producing the likes of Football Manager, Total War, Company of Heroes and Dawn of War. …

The launch of SimCity in 2013 has become one of gaming’s most infamous online cock-ups. The Maxis title arrived alongside a huge amount of hype, but the decision to require that even single player users log onto EA’s systems to access their game led to millions being unable to play …

John Broomhall talks with the Far Cry Primal composer about making ancient history sound contemporary

With The Banner Saga 2 now out in the wild, the team at Stoic takes time to reflect on making the first game. Will Freeman learns how a Viking epic prepared the studio for a dazzling sequel

A developer who had been told his game could not be classified as such on the iOS App Store has said the decision has been reversed. Just happening: Apple reconsider its decision, they will publish Liyla as a Game,” creator Rasheed Abueideh said. Thanks to all of you.” The Liyla …

Liyla and the Shadows of War will now be released in the App Store’s Games category

Fans of upcoming character-based shooter are now campaigning for the inclusion of ‘Birst’ in the game

An update that at first prevented users from playing Oculus Rift games on the HTC Vive has instead made the process easier, and even led to the possibility of Oculus software piracy. In April a workaround called Revive was released that allowed HTC Vive owners to play Oculus exclusive titles …

All-time downloads now at over 26m, with $14m in revenues

Revive previously allowed players to run any Rift exclusive on HTC Vive, with latest version removing the need to legitimately own games