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The Overwatch beta returned from winter hibernation this week, boasting a new progression system, and a look at how competitive games will be established. The custom games mode, replacing private games to better communicate the aim of the tool, allows players and tournament organisers to create their own rulesets and …

Volition and Outrage creators Mike Kulas and Matt Toschlog crowdfunding $300,000 for Overload

Far Cry Primal hits shelves at the end of the month and the title faces the difficult task of offering something new, whilst living up to its predecessors’ commercial success. 2014’s Far Cry 4 was a huge success, with retail ordering 7m units during its first six weeks on sale. …

The Rogue Initiative will focus on episodic games, films and TV shows built for virtual reality using Unreal Engine 4 and in partnership with Hollywood directors

Remedy’s Quantum Break has been confirmed for PC, with a release date that coincides with the Xbox One version on April 5th. Also confirmed is a Quantum Break Xbox One bundle including a 500GB white version of the console. This will retail for $349 in the US. Also in the …

Inthis week’s issue, MCV reveals the results of itsmarket valuation project, co-produced by games industry trade body UKIE. The UK games market hit a record in 2015 with4.2bn: it is the biggest year in UK games industry history, topping the 4bn generated in 2008. Digital, accessories and pre-owned have boosted …

Warner Bros’ LEGO Dimensions has pushed the revenue made from toys-to-life products to 129m. That’s a 38.7 per cent rise over 2014, when the market was worth 93m. The data is courtesy of GfK Entertainment. The main driver of this growth is LEGO Dimensions, which eclipsed both the latest Skylanders …

More triple-A games should consider adopting an episode release model if they wish to capture a wider audience, the chief of IO Interactive has argued. Hans Seifert, studio head atthe Hitmandeveloper, said that breaking up a title into periodic chunks of content in addition to a traditional full release provides …

The soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto V is the top-selling video game album for the second year in a row. The album comfortably outsold the second place Destiny soundtrack, which is also enjoying its second year in the charts. The highest charting new game soundtrack was Halo 5: Guardians, which …

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