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Microsoft says that over 80 per cent of UK gamers will have already seen an ad for Halo 5. The firm is splashing the cash on the launch of the sci-fi FPS, which it says will be the biggest Xbox One launch to-date. The campaign started back in January with …

In 1986, Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski entered a short story titled Wiedzmin (‘The Witcher’) into a competition in the local magazine Fantastyka. It won third place. 29 years later, on May 19th 2015, the third in The Witcher series of video games was released. It sold six million copies in …

30th iteration of leading developer conference returns from March 14th to 18th

Hideo Kojima’s video game swansong was twice as successful on its release day than the sequel to one of the biggest movies of all time. That’s according to a new Adobe Digital Index report (as reported by VentureBeat) which estimates that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain raked in …

Now that Polish developer CD Projekt RED has finished The Witcher 3, we speak to the studio to find out it’s ready to say goodbye to its defining creation. Visual effects artist Jose Teixeira shares the story behind the blockbuster action RPG. We also speak to Nintendo’s Chandra Nair about …

GAME saw a 4.5 per cent dip in pre-tax adjusted profit in the last financial year. The final number reached 38m, down from the 39.8m in the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA earning fell 8.6 per cent to 46.9m. Group revenue was up 0.6 per cent at 866.6m, however, with UK …

The BBC’s investment in eSports marks a potential turning point for the sector, leading experts say. For the first time in the UK, competitive gaming will no longer be the reserve of specialist streaming services but will instead be widely accessible thanks to the broadcast of the League of Legends …

Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo De Masi has detailed his company’s superstar-focused strategy, explaining that celebrity partnerships work as permanent marketing assets for their respective games. Games Industry reports on De Masi’s appearance at GamesBeat 2015, where the executive touched on the value a celebrity can bring to a casual-focused studio …

The Talos Principle Deluxe Edition has arrived for PS4, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. Croteam’s first-person puzzle collaboration with writers Jonas Kyratzes and Tom Jubert is now available at retail for $50. The release contains both The Talos Principle and its Road to Gehenna DLC. The Talos Principle launched late …

A special boxed release of The Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone has been delayed in North America, developer CD Projekt Red has confirmed. Word of logistical” issues from the studiocame just hours ahead of the official release of the popular RPG’s new content arrival. The delay affects all North American …