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Former Vivendi and Take 2 CTO Jan Lindner takes over from founder Patrick Buckland

Oskar Burman has stepped down from his position as GM of Rovio Stockholm. Burman joined the newly-founded team in 2012, having previously served as GM and head of Easy Studios for publisher EA. I’ve resigned from Rovio – but can’t speak yet of the next step in my journey,” Burman …

The head of Battleborn developer Gearbox has interpreted Blizzard’s decision to pitch Overwatch against it as proof that both studios are on to something. Blizzard this morning confirmed a May 24th release date for Overwatch, with an open beta kicking off for pre-order customers on May 3rd – that’s the …

Valve have announced details of the next stop on their seasonal Majors tour, with Manila’s Mall of Asia playing host to a second Dota 2 tournament of the year. The Manila Major will take place over June 7-12, two months after ESL One Manila hosts another premier Dota tournament in …

Motion capture systems overhauled with rental pricing schemes, additional languages and new hardware bundles

Next month’s London Games Festival will offer a range of summits touching upon some of the most pressing subjects affecting the global games industry. Tickets are on sale for the talks, which will focus on virtual reality, eSports, games finance, games culture and audio. Each will feature a number of …

Fictional US president Frank Underwood’s latest gaming darling is another indie hit. In the early series of Netflix hit House of Cards, the then presidential hopeful was a big Call of Duty player and in one episode openly coveted a PlayStation Vita. In the third series, Ustwo’s mobile puzzle title …

Head of Angry Birds 2 developer temporarily replaced by creative director Patrick Liu

Limited free passes for indie developers – register now for May 5th London event

Interface is returning to London on May 5th at St Mary’s Church – inviting publishers, developers and investors to make new connections and do business in a unique and informative event. The event will bring together over 350 firms in a series of one-to-one pitching meetings, informative masterclass sessions as …