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The record $5.9bnbuy-outby Activision was just about the only positive number for King last year. The Candy Crush studio has revealed its latest financials, which show that annual profit for 2015 dropped by a tenth to land at $517 million. Meanwhile, revenues were down 12 per cent to $2 billion. …

British racing developer Codemasters has moved its Birmingham office to the middle of Digbeth’s Custard Factory Quarter. The Dirt, Grid and F1 creator will now occupy 9,000 square feet of space in the Birmingham district. The three-floor Custard Factory is currently undergoing a three-month renovation project to rejuvenate the 100-year-old …

Overall, platform exclusivity is not a good thing for gamers. It can be a good thing for platform holders, of course. In principle, it’s great for games to be as widely available to as many potential players as possible. Releasing across formats helps that. Of course, it comes with other …

Racing specialist to take up 9,000 square feet of space in 100-year-old three-floor Custard Factory in Digbeth

EA has announced a PC version of the latest Need for Speed, and promised it will feature a range of enhancements. Among the perks include support for 4K visuals and an unlocked frame rate. Previous PC Need for Speed titles have suffered from a 30fps cap, much to the irritation …

2.0 update of game operations platform release, featuring cloud-based configuration, IAP receipt verification and live ops controls

Founder Ed Walker discusses the recent opening of his Leamington studio and working with a zoo

Sheila Ryan, VP of global human resources for Glu Mobile, reveals the firm’s ambitious expansion plans for 2016

Warner Bros' Veronique Lallier joins as VP of European publishing

In the second of our spotlights on top producers, we speak to Rovio’s senior producer Katharina Hautz about crossing from the world of film into games