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Developer valued at more than $5 billion by majority shareholder SoftBank

A patch that was released to try and address hacking in the PC version of Dark Souls 3 has been revoked after it caused widespread freezing problems for players. Developer From Software last week updated the RPG to try and address the high-profile hacking of the game that led to …

Online music school ThinkSpace Education and University of Chichester partner to offer MAs in Composing for Video Games and Sound Design for Video Games, plus MFA in Game Music and Audio, from this September

Microsoft and Team Dakota have announced that Project Spark will be shut down later this year. The creative title is now longer available to download for either Xbox or PC. Online services for existing owners will be shut down in August, after which time user created content will no longer …

Organiser Geoff Keighley collaborating with DreamWorks-owned AwesomenessTV, with support from Activision, Nintendo and Warner Bros

The final entry in Sony’s Uncharted franchise A Thief’s End has shot to the top spot in the UK charts, beating Week One sales records for the franchise. Uncharted 4 beat launch week sales of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception by 66 per cent. Meanwhile, the new entry in Bethesda’s Doom …

Dissolution of team behind Xbox One and PC creation tool following end of active development last year cited as cause for cancellation

Distribution platform for in-progress titles aims to solve ‘problem’ of Steam’s competing service by offering devs more control over their release

The World eSports Association has finally been announced after multiple leaks throughout the week. Billed as open and inclusive organisation, the main aim of the group is to further professionalise the eSports world. They will do this by introducing elements of player representation, standardized regulations, and revenue sharing for teams. …

Devs discuss the benefit of bringing in graduates when searching for new hires