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Ryan leads after 15 years at the Destiny developer

16-year-old creator creator of Way to the Woods joins the likes of Playtonic and Mouldy Toof

As many as 160 jobs have been cut as Gameloft shuts down eighth developer within a year

UK developer now recruiting for new Nottingham outfit, due to open in March

Crackdown and Forza developer Sumo Digital is opening a new studio in Nottingham. The new outfit will hold 50 staff and will be opened in March 2016. It joins Sumo’s other offices in Sheffield and India. Sumo’s COO Paul Porter will head up the new Nottingham branch, alongside his responsibilties …

James Batchelor takes a look at prime examples of how the Marmalade Platform can be used to its full potential

With consumer versions of leading virtual reality headsets finally on the horizon, James Batchelor looks at the expectations and pressures VR devs face – and asks whether 2016 really is the year that virtual reality succeeds

In this week’s MCV we take a lengthy and in-depth look at the lucrative PC games market. Creative Assembly’s brand director RobBartholomew shares his thoughts on the state of a vast and unpredictable market, we discuss how to build the ultimate VR games machine and find out the best performing …

BBC Radio 5 will air a 90-minute special dedicated to the history and impact of football video games this evening. Starting at 19:30, the show will be hosted by Dan Walker and Julia Hardy, and features guests including England women’s captain Steph Houghton, FIFA YouTuber Spencer Owen, Sports Interactive boss …

Worms creators Team17 has signed another interesting games project – this time from 16 year-old Anthony Tan. Team17’s transition into publishing big indie titles (or label, as they like to call themselves) has seen it sign some significant releases, including Yooka-Laylee, The Escapists and Allison Road. The new game is …