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Orlando office of US fantasy sports leagues studio to be home to just 19 customer support and talent team employees following cuts

Buying a ticket to Duncan Jones’ upcoming Warcraft movie might also grab you a free copy of the MMO. PCGamesN reports that Blizzard sent a survey to players of the game. In it was touted the possibility of offering anyone who buys a ticket to see the film an ‘Ultimate …

The surprise phenomenon that is Goat Simulator is to receive a boxed console release. Goat Simulator: The Bundle will be released on Xbox One on March 4th. Included in the box is the original title and its two expansions, GoatZ and MMO Simulator. All three games are utterly ridiculous, of …

Collaboration allows users to automatically store, manage and protect projects and audio pool references in a single repository

Zynga says its slow and steady turnaround is continuing, despite big drops in its user numbers. The mobile giant reported that its average active daily users have fallen 24 per cent year-on-year from 24m to 18m, and down from 19m in the previous quarter. Active monthly users are down from …

New funding and virtual reality tracks added to July conference

Ahead of next week’s release of Street Fighter V, the games press has taken a moment to look back at the very rich history of one of gaming’s most treasured brands. This year is the 25th anniversary of Street Fighter II, don’t you know. And that means that, for those …

‘Releasing Hitman as episodes means we have more opportunities than ever before,’ says studio head Hans Seifert

Ahead of this year’s market report, a prominent UK games industry veteran asked me how we would be presenting the data. ‘Is it a case of: The boxed market is still huge,’ he asked. ‘Or that digital is killing the High Street?’ I hear it a lot. The never-ending, tedious …

2015 was the biggest year in UK games industry history. Almost 4.2bn was spent on video games and related products in last year, topping the 4bn generated in 2008 when Wii and Guitar Hero ruled the market. The primary reason for the growth is the digital sector. According to IHS, …