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Electronic Arts says that there are around 55m new-generation games consoles in the market right now. It means that we can work out, roughly, how many Xbox Ones have been sold. Microsoft has decided not to detail the Xbox One install base, but PlayStation has been far more open. Sony …

25 million installs of over 1,000 Cardboard-compatible apps achieved over the last 19 months

Game jams, expert talks and social nights planned for home of Lionhead, Criterion and Epic

Mobile firm reveals that women are spending more than men on new strategy title Elvenar

'This isn’t exactly something you want to be known for,' says CEO Chris Park following similar troubles for studio in 2010 and 2014

Sony has revealed it sold 8.4 million PlayStation 4s during Q3 2015. The tech giant revealed this information in its latest financial reports. This is a 2m increase in unit sales year-on-year for the quarter (which ended December 31st 2015). In total, Sony’s Game and Network Services division generated 587bn …

Sega. The name still conjures images of Sonic speeding across a CRT screen with the plastic black Megadrive sitting besides it. But that Sega hasn’t existed for a long time. Today, far from a console giant, Sega is best known for its growing PC presence, with the likes of Sports …

Hundreds of developers from around the world have once again helped us compile the most comprehensive report on staff earnings in the games industry. Are you getting what you deserve? Take a look at the full results

Five-year plan for Lucasfilm Story Group includes development of ‘full narrative story’ experiences based on sci-fi IP

Microsoft may no longer be reporting sales figures for its console hardware, but the firm has revealed that its monthly users number on Xbox Live has reached 48 million. The company announced this information in its Q2 financial report. This represents a 30 per cent yearly growth in its online …