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Jonathan Blowhas revealedthat The Witness has sold over 100k copies in its first week, generating over $5m in the process. While $5m is a fair chunk of change, Blow said that the seven-year development cycle of The Witness meant that the game’s budget was yet to be recouped in full. …

Puzzle game sells 100,000 units in seven days, despite price and piracy controversy

Social-focused studios will kick off partnership with launch of Disney Magic Kingdoms

Having spent years steering the Colin McRae brand away from the world of dedicated simulation, Dirt Rally has proved to Codemasters that an appetite remains for less arcade racers. Dirt Rally was both announced and released on Steam Early access in April 2015. It’s now heading to PS4 and Xbox …

New CEO Janet Dryer takes over as equity investor purchases leading tools provider

It looks like last year’s blockbuster Star Wars film is getting the LEGO treatment. That’s according to a listing the Xbox Store, which claims that LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for a June 28th release. Given that this is not the last date of the month, this …

‘Horrible Histories meets Game of Thrones meets Pokémon’ title was originally released for mobile in 2014

A year’s worth of free DLC is the reward for Homefront: The Revolution buyers. The price? An upfront fee for the game and multiplayer microtransactions. As a result, there will be no Season Pass for the shooter and all post-release content will be made available to all players. But those …

Universally Speaking’s ThomasNicholastells MCV about how to secure a role in business development What is your job? What does it involve? As a business development executive at Universally Speaking, it is my responsibility to bring in new business and develop working relationships in regards to the services we provide. What …

The first 24 companies to receive money from the UK Government’s Games Fund have been announced. Running until 2019, the fund provides grants of up to 50,000 to back games projects, encourage the creation of jobs and support up-and-coming devs with a number of talent development initatives. It was originally …