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EA, Activision and Ubisoft have nothing to fear from GameStop’s decision to publish a video game, the retailer says. The company last week signed Song of the Deep, a new game from Resistance, Ratchet and Clank and Sunset Overdrive developer Insomniac. It will release the 2D underwater adventure title in …

Marketing, development and sales are by far the best paid sectors in the UK games industry. That’s according to MCV and Develop’s 2016 Salary Survey, which once again shows that UK games workers earn – on average – 29,000 across all markets. Unsurprisingly, publishing is the most profitable market to …

Stephen Edwards, partner at legal firm Reed Smith, warns developers about the danger of copying other brands' fonts

Lack of in-development release platform means PS4 players must wait for full release of Ark: Survival Evolved

Glu Mobile has a celebrity title in the works featuring popular songstress Taylor Swift. Buoyed by its success with Kim Kardashian, Glu seems especially enamoured with Swift’s social media presence – which apparently total over 227m. As it did with Kardashian, Glu’s deal will see the title promoted directly to …

In April last year, Russian games veteran Sergey Galvonkin set up Steam Spy. Though not completely accurate, it analyses profile data to better understand how games are selling – and when – on PC download service Steam. Steam Spy has provided MCV with UK figures for between April and the …

Title based on massively popular singer-songwriter billed as ‘one-of-a-kind digital gaming experience’

Take-Two has beaten its revenue and profit expectations and raised its full year projections, despite a thin release slate. The firm generated $486.8 million during its third quarter, a sizeable drop compared with the $954 million the firm made the year before. However, the previous year was bolstered by the …

10% of workforce to be laid off as company restructures and plans transition to subscription-based business model

Former Silent Hills collaborators Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro will reunite once again to discuss their creative processes. The Metal Gear Solid creator and film director behind Pan’s Labyrinth, Crimson Peak and Pacific Rim will talk during this year’s DICE Summit. The pair previously worked together on Konami’s cancelled …