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The Terminator and former Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has become the latest celebrity to be recruited by Game of War dev Machine Zone. VentureBeat reports that he is to be the face of a new title called Mobile Strike, which is being published by a new Machine Zone division called …

Advice on how to pitch, get funding and spread the word about your release from experts across the industry

Digital skills champion Ian Livingstone discusses an ambitious new project that hopes to upskills the UK's aspiring games creators

Over 100 indie developers and small studios packed into St Mary’s Church in London yesterday to get invaluable advice on funding, marketing and more – and to pitch their games to publishers looking for new IP. Interface returned to London for its second outing, with each conference session packed out. …

Focus Home Interactive’s Blood Bowl 2 caused a temporary stir yesterday when a price tag was attached to much of its free content. An update for the game saw a number of free in-game items suddenly vanish and then reappear in the game’s store, complete with a cash price to …

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Famed director teams up with Infinity Blade developer Chair

Eve Online firm believes "VR will revolutionise games and the wider technology industry"

Games journalist becomes communications manager at No Man's Sky studio

Xbox One is now backwardly compatible with some Xbox 360 titles, and Microsoft is doing all it can to make the most of the positive PR. As spotted by VG247, a new video from Microsoft explaining how to play Xbox 360 games on the new console seems very much to …