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Developer Bohemia Interactive has said that a recent forum hack has led to a security breach of user data. While users’ passwords were not stored in plain text, they, along with all usernames and passwords, were illicitly accessed and downloaded. While the passwords were not stored in plain text, but …

Ori and the Blind Forest composer Gareth Coker listed alongside film musicians in Breakthrough Composer of the Year category

Industry veteran working with Aspirations Academy Trust to offer 3,000 students base knowledge to work in games

Industry veteran Ian Livingstone is opening two academies in Tower Hamlets and Bournemouth. The Livingstone Academies will provide 3,000 students a ‘rigorous education’ based in the STEAM subjects. That’s science, technology, engineering, arts and maths. These institutions will be opening under the Aspirations Academy Trust. As a part of the …

Publisher 505 Games has announced a brand new franchise called Portal Knights. And what’s more – consumers can play the title from February 25th, when the title launches onto Steam’s Early Access. The title is a 3D sandbox role-playing game and has a magical setting. Consumers can play as one …

Konami’s F2P version of its football release PES 2016 is now available on PC. Having arrived on PS4 and PS3 last month, the trimmed-down version of last year’s full-blooded premium release offers seven teams and three game modes – Exhibition, Training and MyClub, which is Konami’s answer to EA’s lucrative …

Glu has admitted that Katy Perry Pop has failed to replicate the success of its Kim Kardashian Hollywood title. Games Industry reports that CEO Niccolo de Masi has admitted that the second half of last year was extremely humbling” for the company, having failed to capitalise on its colossal Kardashian …

Bethesda has revealed a May release date for its upcoming Doom title. The bloody shooter will be launching on May 13th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. It was announced to the public at last year’sBethesda Showcase at E3after being teased in 2014’s Wolfenstein: The New Order’s marketing campaign. …

Kids TV empire Cartoon Network is branching out by publishing its first original mobile title not based on an established show. OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza Turbo is actually based on a pilot for a show called Lakewood Plaza Turbo by Ian Jones-Quarterly. That series was never commissioned, and Jones-Quarterly instead …

As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the Buying Team category Amazon Online retailer Amazon continues to be a behemoth in the retail space. Latest data from research firm Kantar Worldpanel revealed that Amazon’s …