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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 …

Company created in 2013 by Activision co-founder Howard Marks and Ron Miller

Dave Dohrmann takes over as acting CEO at Marvel Heroes firm

Bloodborne, Undertale, Her Story and Fallout 4 also claim multiple nods

Oculus boss Palmer Luckey has said that gamers shouldn’t expect as much gaming clout from PlayStation VR as they will get from Oculus Rift. Their headset isn’t quite as high-end as ours,” he told IB Times. And the PlayStation 4 is not nearly as powerful as our recommended spec for …

Craig Pearn, talent acquisition manager at Ubisoft’s Reflections studio, offers advice on standing out from your peers