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The annual ranking at reviews aggregator Metacritic has named Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as 2015’s highest reviewed game. However, the site’s takeaway message is thus: For the past several years, our year-end report on the year in games has contained a note stating that if the newest …

Bandai Namco has left it until just days before Christmas – and after most of the games press seems to have gone home – to announce a host of new titles and release dates. First off, both God Eater Resurrection and God Eater 2 are PS4, Vita and PC bound …

A former basketball star has bought a professionalLeague of Legendsteam. Former Boston Celtics and LA Lakers forward Rick Fox has bought theLeagueChampionship Series(LCS) spot ofGravity Gaming. The team will play under the name Echo Fox in 2016. The sale tallied "roughy $1 million," according to a Dec. 3reporton the Daily …

Andrew Roper made technical director following coding work on Tango Fiesta

New app and learning resource Unreal Match 3 follows on the heels of Unreal Engine 4.10

An official ethical investigation into a US congressman involving his participation in a video for Riot Games’ immensely popular MOBALeague of Legendshas cleared the lawmaker of wrongdoing. The Committee on Ethics (via Polygon) recentlypublished its official report regarding Colorado congressmanJared Polis, summarizing its findings thusly: "Following its review, the Committee …

New mobile title designed to help people learn how to make games with Unreal Engine 4

Graphine’s texture streaming middleware gets a thorough redesign

A former Bethesda employee, speaking to Develop on condition of anonymity has confirmed the rumoured closure of Zenimax Galway and revealing the full extent of the layoffs. Over the summer of 2014, the branch’s customer service group began to handle multiple titles handled by ZeniMax Online’s sister company Bethesda Softworks, …

The latest Call of Duty doggedly refuses to abide by the established narrative of decline, with Black Ops III claiming this year’s Christmas No.1 title. Black Ops III remains the sixth COD to claim the festive crown. The release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at cinemas was not enough …