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Sony has announced it is merging its Computer Entertainment and Network Entertainment operations together to form Sony Interactive Entertainment. According to an announcement made on Sony’s corporate portal, the change is effective as of April 1st 2016, with the new consolidated operation being headquartered in San Mateo, California. Sony Computer …

We speak to the organisers behind the popular games festival about how they hope to kickstart more development careers than ever in 2016

After what can at best be described as a troubled launch, developer Scott Cawthon has removed Five Nights at Freddy’s World from Steam. The game launched with a number of bugs and missing features, with Cawthon admitting that: There are a lot of features that this game should have had …

No more games will be added to the Rare Replay collection, the studio has said. UK developer Rare hinted that more games could be added to its package of 30 titles, when engineer James Thomas said on a live Twitch stream that ‘there could be space for more’. But lead …

Viewers of this year’s Super Bowl will for the first time be greeted with a Pokemon ad. The ad was shot in Rio de Janeiro and celebrates the millions of Pokmon fans around the world”. The short lasts 30 seconds, with an extended version then available online. It will be …

One of 2015’s most surprisingly, and wonderful hits, is getting a sequel, or at least a spiritual successor. Developer Sam Barlow has tweeted a teaser script page for Her Story 2. Barlow also confirmed that the title will have no narrative ties to the first game, offering a standalone mystery …

Following in the footsteps of fellow Call of Duty rival brand OpTic Gaming, FaZe Clan has joined the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive circuit by acquiring team G2 Esports. The European squad, captained by Mikail "Maikelele" Bill, had been in talks with FaZe for some weeks before the news was revealed yesterday. …

In a deal first reported byVariety, The CW Network will air a one-hour special based on last weekend’s ESLMortal Kombat XPro League final. The special will serve as the sixth and final episode of the third season of Machinima’sChasing the Cupseries. The first five episodes will be made available on …

The developer of Five Nights at Freedys World has admitted that the game’s release was rushed and missed several key features. The RPG spin-off to the horror series was released last week but was beset with a range of problems including problematic controls and game systems that were completely absent. …

2K Games has for the second time delayed the PlayStation Vita version of Civilization Revolution 2 Plus. The game was originally due out on December 3rd, with the delay announced only one day beforehand. The revised release date was tomorrow, January 26th. Sadly that’s not going to happen either, and …