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It’s difficult to find a title that encapsulates the current zeitgeist of the games industry as much as Edge Case’s Fractured Space. The indie studio’s debut release is a 5v5 MOBA-esque space combat title that has been developed in Steam’s Early Access. The game ticks all the modern buzzwords. Yet …

‘UK games stores made a major mistake ditching PC games.’ I’ve heard that said a few times, typically by smart PC developers who have made their fortune selling fun, affordable indie games on Steam. The numbers back up their assertion. Depending on which data supplier you believe, between 550m and …

83-year-old Churchill Solitaire dev shares his story

Eight developer events planned around the world, starting in Tokyo this April

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 …