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Kevin Bayliss created character looks for Donkey Kong, Battletoads, Killer Instinct, Diddy Kong, Star Fox and more

Gazillion Entertainment CEO David Brevik has resigned after more than six years at the company. Brevik joined Gazillion from Diablo developer Blizzard North and was project lead on a Marvel Universe online game, which was later revamped to become Marvel Heroes and later Marvel Heroes 2015. In a statement, the …

Service supports more than 130 in-game payment options in over 200 countries

One of the big three virtual reality companies has said consumers will be able to pre-order its headset next month. HTC, which has partnered with Steam to make the Vive, will begin accepting pre-orders on February 29th. Oculus Rift made a similar announcement last week, although that was just two …

May is looking increasingly likely to be the month that the delayed sequel to 2011 shooter Homefront is finally released. Xbox Achievements caught wind of a reservation card for the game being sold by US retailer Target. That had a release date of May 17th 2016 printed on it. Now …

The exact number of Xbox Ones sold worldwide remains a mystery, but we now know that it is in excess of 18m units. GameSpot reports that a reporter on ZDnet heard from sources that new stat gathering for Windows 10 revealed that 18m Xbox One consoles are ‘active’. Microsoft later …

Former Creative England head of games branches out with start-up venture

SuperData’s Joost van Dreunen offers his advice on breaking into this key emerging market

The writer of Half-Life 1 and 2 has revealed that he is no longer working at Valve after 18 years at the company. Marc Laidlaw wrote both 1998’s Half-Life and its acclaimed 2004 sequel alone, becoming lead writer for the latter title’s two follow-up episodes. In response to afan emailrequesting …

PlayStation platform holder Sony has risked aggravating the sizable YouTube community by applying to trademark one of its most popular terms. ‘Let’s Play’ is a term widely used by many makers for gameplay videos. However, Sony in October filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office …