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Publisher aims to sign more games at November 12th event

The tie-in Defiance MMO will continue ‘exactly as before’, the CEO of Trion Worlds has pledged, following the cancellation of its TV counterpart. The sci-fi show has been dropped by US network Syfy after three seasons, having premiered in April 2013 – two weeks after developer Trion Worlds’ interconnecting MMO …

Twelve people have been indicted by Korean authorities for match-fixing in StarCraft 2, including two pro players and head coach of PRIME, Park "Gerrard" Wae-Sik. Choi "YoDa" Byeon-Heon (pictured) and Choi "BBoongBBoong" Jong-Hyuk (AKA B4) have been handed lifetime bans by the Korean e-Sports Association (KeSPA) and arrested by police. …

Publishing giant ends long-rumoured takeover bid

Paying to watch people play computer games may seem curious to some, but it is catching on not only in sporting arenas but also on the stock market and business world. While many financiers have been glued to the Rugby World Cup, London has also hosted the equally competitive, if …

Three more speakers have been confirmed for London Games Conference 2015, which takes place on Thursday November 19th at the Congress Centre in London. Axis Animation co-founder & creative director Stuart Aitken ?will be? talking about narrative in game trailers and their work on the original, seminal Dead Island trailer. …

Football blockbuster FIFA 16 has now spent one month in first place in the UK Top 40. EA’s game is at the head of a Top Four that remains entirely unchanged from last week. Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is still No.2 in spite of a 50 per cent drop …

HD remakes of last-gen EA titles now look pretty unlikely. An increasing number of publishers are choosing to re-release their PS2 and Xbox 360 titles on PS4 and Xbox One, normally with a visual makeover of some degree. But those hoping EA would follow the same direction look to be …

Developers aims to bring debut title World Never End to Kickstarter

Rumour has it that a new Force Awakens trailer will be unleashed upon us today, but in the interim there’s another live-action Star Wars trailer to enjoy. The PlayStation branded short goes straight for the jugular by appealing directly to those whose childhood was defined by the movies. Expect X-Wings, …