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Over the last12 months, multiple companies have established themselves as serious contenders in thestreamingfield. YouTube launched its dedicated gaming section, Hitbox quickly established a large following, thanks in part to a partnership with theOG Dota 2 team,and Azubu revealed a new layout and brought in new management. But quietly, in …

We speak to the creator of the mobile trading title to find out how he simplified complex aspects of the financial market into a casual game

Uh oh. A Ubisoft developer has claimed that the graphical prowess of The Division on PC was reigned in to ensure it wasn’t too far ahead of consoles. "We do have to kind of keep it in check with the consoles, because it would kind of be unfair just to …

The Division features a number of graphical options on console to favour performance over visuals

The sequel to EA’s 2014 mech shooter Titanfall is going to have its own dedicated story mode. That’s according to an interview on Forbes with lead writer Jesse Stern, who promises that Titanfall 2 be set in a world where ‘science meets magic’, yet will still be ‘grounded, dirty, human …

Developer Nialis has previously battled with Nintendo over its approval system, with Edmund McMillen's roguelike eventually making it to 3DS and Wii U

Paul ‘ReDeYe’ Chaloneris the legendary eSports personality who has commentated on over 50 games in a career spanning two decades. The 44-year-old boasts a particularly impressive CV, having hosted the biggest events across a plethora of titles includingCounter-Strike: Global Offensive,Starcraft 2and most recentlyDota 2. ReDeYe’s eSports career has taken him …

Charitable games bundle platform Humble is expanding into development of its own titles. The deal allows players to sign up for a monthly package of random games. Humble’s self-funded Humble Originals will be released first through the Humble Monthly packs, with some remaining exclusive to the platform and others being …

Distribution network aims to offer a single route to market for all of the major virtual reality headsets

A small number of users were able to download a backwardly compatible Xbox One version of Rockstar’s much cherished Red Dead Redemption at the weekend. The Wild West game was for a period the most requested title for Microsoft’s backwards compatibility service, so it’s no surprise that an Xbox One …