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Steve Howse’s Slither.io once again dominated the free UK App Store charts last week. The title has pushed the usual frontrunners down and rose three place to No.1 on iPhone, charting ahead of Disney Crossy Road. Slither.io was also still at the top of the free iPad games charts, again …

Man behind Broken Age and The Walking Dead sounds involved in motorcycle accident

Futuretown co-founder and CTO Justin Liebregts tells Develop about the technical challenges of bringing golf to virtual reality and explains why Wii Sports won't make you a skilled putter in real life – but Cloudlands might

Sony’s latest PlayStation 4 exclusive Ratchet & Clank shoots straight to the top of the UK charts, beating the series’ week one sales record three times over. The previous title was held by 2009’s A Crack in Time. This new Ratchet & Clank game outsold that game by ‘a factor …

Code buried in latest Chrome OS update suggests that the entire Google Play store is on its way to the platform

Mobile outlet Gameloft has shut down yet another studio as part of its on-going ‘cost reduction programme’. Following the closure of its Seattle, New Zealand and New York offices – to name but three of the seven eliminated over the last year,alongside the loss of more than 850 jobs– this …

After six years of insisting the game is on the way, Bandai Namco has now said that Tekken X Street Fighter is no longer in active development. "When we develop fighting games, we try to keep the core community in mind as well as the wider audience that wants to …

Director Katsuhiro Harada explains: ‘We don't want to split these communities, so a good window in which to release is something that's become difficult recently'

Up to 18 staff laid off as result of latest cut

ESL has banned Team YP from competing in any ESL hosted event, along with any other team sponsored by a company known for adult content. The rule bans any sponsors widely known for pornographic … or other adult/mature themes and products,” from any ESL organised event, according to an email …