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Import specialist Play Asia has chosen to use a pro-GamerGate anti-equality hashtag in its response to this morning’s Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 news. Developer Team Ninja said earlier that the game won’t be heading to the West due to fear of a backlash over the game’s representation of women. …

Having single-handedly created the digital games PC market, Gabe Newell is giving a Seattle startup a helping hand in a completely different sector. Cooking. ChefSteps, as the company is called, specialises in cooking methods that utilise technology. It’s about to launch its first product, Joule, which is an ‘Immersion Circulator’. …

The latest Star Wars game has unsurprisingly shot to the top of the Japanese retail rankings in its debut week. EA’s return to the Battlefront series sold in excess of 100,000 units on PS4 during its first week on sale, outpacing the combined efforts of fellow newcomer Atelier Sophie: Fushigi …

Fabric Engine 2 expands the ambitious, distinct solution for building powerful universal tools and applications

The developer's Aj Grand-Scrutton discusses working on a new IP, expanding the team and why it plans to recruit staff with no prior experience in their desired role

Global video gaming TV station GINX has told PCR that there’s a strong demand for PC gaming TV content, despite the rise of streaming websites like Twitch. The station has kicked off a campaign to raise 540,000 through crowdfunding platformCrowdcubeas it plans to launch a weekly eSports show. Read more …

With evermore publishers vying to sign a deal with you for your game, Craig Chapple uncovers just what developers should look for when identifying a partner, and how they can go about making the perfect pitch

Company also aids developers with user acquisition and in-app monetisation

Toxic League of Legends players will be locked out of new content for the MOBA thanks to a new update. Included as part of Riot Games’ 2016 additions to the title – said to be the biggest in six years – the new loot system provides players with chests and …

In 2012, author TL Taylor catalogued the rise of esports as it transitioned from a marginal, niche activity to something we might call mainstream today. In her book,Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming,Taylor wrote that esports—the act of playing video games so seriously that you achieve …