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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, …

Volume and Stealth Inc designer Hamish Lockwood completes trio of new staff for Yooka-Laylee studio

Q4 2016 is increasingly looking like the probable release date for Titanfall 2. Polygon reports that a press release from toy firm McFarlane has confirmed a partnership with developer Respawn to make a line of Titanfall 2 toys due for release in winter 2016. The toys will be seven inches …

Social games firm sees losses shrink during 2015 as mobile grew to contribute 73% of bookings

The games development services firm has open positions in its St Petersburg office, as well as in the US and Canada

VR headset includes four-month trial of game engine, which was used to create 90% of Gear VR content