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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, …

It’s the end of an era. Natus Vincere, at one point the most universally-loved team in professional Dota 2, are no more. The current squad—Dendi, XBOCT, Funn1k, SoNNeikO and PSM—failed to qualify for the upcoming Frankfurt Major having also posted disappointing results at The International 2015. Read more at PC …

I have always wanted to make a sci-fi universe.” Die-hard sci-fi fan and Australian developer Paul Turbett’s dream found itself a reality in complex spaceship-battling PC title Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy. Released by studio Black Lab Games earlier this year to positive reviews, the game allows players to deploy …

US retail giant Amazon has issued a lawsuit against 1,114 people accused of posting fake product reviews on its website. The move is the second such effort by the website to combat ‘false, misleading and inauthentic’ reviews this year, after it took a number of review sellers to court in …