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A VentureBeat opinion piece written by games industry vetAlex St. John has sparked heated debate in the development community. The piece was arguing that developers should stop complaining about poor working conditions and accept the sacrifices needed to create ‘art’. Many modern game developers have embraced a culture of victimology …

‘These people have managed to adopt a wage-slave attitude toward one of the most remarkable and privileged careers in the world,’ wrote WildTangent founder and DirectX co-creator Alex St. John in heavily criticised op-ed

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt haspicked up plaudits from critics and its fair share of Game of the Year gongs. But the title also won the Sales Triumph category at this year’s MCV Awards.We speak to Bandai Namco PR and marketing boss Lee Kirton to find out how CD Projekt …

Steve Howse’s Snake-meets Agar.io title Slither.io was the best-selling free game in the iPad charts last week. Furthermore, it came in at No.4 in the free iPhone charts. In the iPad rankings, the title took the top spot away from Marvel’s Avengers Alliance 2, which falls to second place. Slither.io …

Bandai Namco has taken its first UK No.1 this year as action RPG Dark Soul III shoots to the top. This is the series’ first No.1, and beats the Week One sales of 2014’s Dark Souls II by a whopping 61 per cent. That title launched in second place behind …

The upcoming League of Legends Mid Season Invitational tournament will, for the first time, have a significant impact on the World Championship later in the year. Any team that makes it out of the group stage at MSI will secure their region a top four seed at Worlds. This doesn’t …

Mad Catz will no longer be the sponsor of the Capcom Pro Tour event at the Tokyo Game Show, as it has been for the last two years. In a tweet the company said that it will have no presence at the show and therefore will not be the headline …

Big Ten Network has announced the BTN Invitational: A University League of Legends Event, which will be broadcast on their network over in the States. The event will take place at PAX East on April 22nd, and will see Ohio State University face off against Michigan State University in a …

There’s every chance you’ve not heard of Agar.io. But that’s a bit of a surprise, really. The game, despite being largely absent from the press, was one of 2015’s biggest online hits and even won itself a starring role on Netflix drama House of Cards. And now a clone with …