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Two analysts have reported a sharp fall in PC shipments for the first quarter if 2016. VentureBeat reports that Gartner says global PC shipments for the period fell 9.6 per cent to 64.8m units. It’s the first time since 2007 that the number has fallen below 65m. IDC’s numbers were …

Although it might be a bit of a wait for the ‘more technically developed’ version – the RPG originally began life in 2006

VP of games replaces outgoing co-founder and chief Jason Avent

Team17 MD Debbie Bestwick says recent closures and redundancies do not indicate problems with British development

Epic Games has opened a new office in Germany aimed at strengthening its publishing arms in Europe and Russia. The Berlin-based location will be led by Paw Larsen and Sergey Galyonkin, directors for publishing in Western and Eastern Europe, respectively. Larsen previously headed up eSports publishing for League of Legends …

European publishing directors Paw Larsen and Sergey Galyonkin to head up new location

Two years after we first learned that plans for the game were in place, Titanfall 2 has at last been officially announced. All we have for now is a short teaser, pointing to a full reveal in June. What do we know for sure? That the game is in development …

Audio services firm now has two facilities in the region

EEDAR believes that almost 3,500 titles hit the PC marketplace last year

The UK games industry will gather at the end of the month for a ten-pin bowling tournament. The charity event, named Strike Club, will take place on Wednesday, April 27that the Ham Yard hotel in London. The evening’s goal is to raise over 30,000 for Special Effect, with the support …