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Belgium firm behind gesture-tracking DepthSense technology now owned by PlayStation

The actors and actresses behind icons such as Luke Skywalker, Dana Scully and Gollum are among the many stars confirmed as starring in the single player portion of Star Citizen. Mark Hamill, Gillian Anderson and Andy Serkis are joined by the likes of Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight, Fifth Element) …

Esports is a growing market that’s marching toward $1 billion in revenue, but some of the top investors in the space don’t think the opportunity is with fundinggame developers or video platforms. When venture capitalists look at professional gaming, they see most of the chance to earn cash from gambling …

Studios able to apply for grants of up to £25,000, with plans for fund to run up to 2019

FIFA 16 spends its third week at the top of the UK charts. By scoring this hat-trick, EA’s football blockbuster is half-way to matching FIFA 15’s six-week run at No.1 last year. FIFA 16 manages this despite a 59 per cent dip in sales. EA’s title holds off competition from …

Cult hit RPG Divinity: Original Sin’s remastered and revamped re-release has been dated for consoles and PC. The Kickstarted title is a throwback to role-playing games of old, such as Baldur’s Gate, and originally came to PC last year. It went on to sell far more than half a million …

Activision is upping the ante when it comes toCall of DutyeSports. With each newCall of Dutygame earning over $1 billion at retail, eSports has become an important piece of Activision’s marketing strategy. According to Sam Cooper, senior director forCall of Dutyin Activision’s marketing department, in today’s video game business, any …

The first officially-licensed remote control for the PS4 has been released in the US, with a UK launch expected before the end of the year. PDP’s Universal Media Remote was first announced back in July, with a US date originally set for October 31st. UK pricing and release details were …

PS4-exclusive horror game Until Dawn could be set for a second instalment. The title, developed by UK-based Supermassive Games, placed second in the UK retail charts following its release in late August. Its popularity was partially driven by the utilisation of its branching ‘butterfly effect’ narrative, which allows different characters …

The UK Government is spending 4m in a bid to find ‘the next Tomb Raider’. The new development fund launches today and is set-up to help get games from ‘the drawing board and into the production’. The Video Game Prototype Fund is set to run between now and 2019, and …