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Egypt’s games market is still in its infancy, but is struggling to grow in the face of stifling tax rates and widespread piracy. Recent data is hard to come by for the Egyptian games business, but market tracker Newzoo estimates that the sector will generate $95.8 million (62.9m)in games revenue …

The game that started it all for From Software’s Souls series could be set for a resurrection. Demon’s Souls was released exclusively for the PS3 in Japan back in 2009, before heading to UK shores the following year. Of course, it then saw a set of spiritual successors in the …

The end for the PSP is nigh. The PlayStation Store is being removed from Sony’s first handheld in Japan on March 31st 2016, the platform holder has announced. The UMD Passport service, which allowed players to pay a small fee to convert their physical games into a digital version, is …

The localisation firm explains how the acquisition of Side is helping the firm grow its offerings

The boss of Channel 4’s new publishing arm, Colin Macdonald, tells Develop how one could get hired at All 4 Games

$1,000 up for grabs to the winning team, as well as trips to state-of-the-art studios in the UK

Big Pharma dev Tim Wicksteed reveals how to attract video streamers

Naughty Dog is hardly being subtle with the subtitle of its fourth – and final – entry in the Uncharted franchise. ‘A Thief’s End’: the bell is tolling for PlayStation’s blockbuster series. For eight years (the first instalment launched shortly after the PS3 in 2007), the exploits of Nathan Drake …

Name a hit games franchise from the 1980s or ‘90s and it’s bound to be a Japanese creation: Mario, Final Fantasy, Zelda, Pokmon, Pac-Man. Recall one from after 2000 and it’s instead likely to be a product of the West: Halo, Call of Duty, Angry Birds, Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed. It’s …

Full specs of new microcomputer released, free with Foundation’s MagPI magazine