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The Witness will be released on PS4 and PC on Tuesday January 26th, priced at a not inconsiderable 30. Mind you, considering that it has been in development for the best part of eight years, that price is perhaps not unreasonable. After all, is there a reason why indie games …

Payload art director Jason Howard reveals his top tips on how to make your work shine online

Pollen VC survey looking into financial reality of studios and user growth takes under 10 minutes to complete

Capcomis working to bring the next iteration in the iconicStreet Fighterfranchise to the PlayStation 4 and PC during the middle part of next month, but the publisher is looking to take the series beyond a convention launch. eSports have risen to enormous heights and have gained a serious amount of …

Game Promoter founder Hans Olsen takes up position

Two director seats available in this year’s election

Record-breaking Kickstarter card game Exploding Kittens is about to make its video game bow. Tomorrow (Thursday January 21st) will see the release of Exploding Kittens on iOS. The title, developed by Seattle’s Substantial in conjunction with original creator Matthew Inman, will cost $1.99 in the US. Cosmetic microtransactions will also …

Up to 10 releases expected within first 12 months from partnership between investment organisation and digital studio co-founded by actor Andy Serkis

US video games trade body the Entertainment Software Association has criticised the market data released by research firm NPD. The company’s data for the US games market in 2015 indicated that the industry was flat year-on-year, but the ESA says this depiction of the sector is not accurate. This is …

Industry vet oversaw Verant Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment and Daybreak