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The agency has promoted four members of its games team. Account manager Lauren Dillon (pictured:bottom right) rises to account director. She joined the firm in 2009 as assistant publicist, being promoted twice to senior publicist. Meanwhile, Will Becket (pictured:bottom left) is promoted from account manager – a role he has …

Speakers include Ella Romanos, Mike Hayes, Jaspal Sohal and Paul Sulyok

It’s not just triple-A brands that inspire fans to show off their passion for gaming; smaller-budget titles are just as rich for merchandise. MCV takes a closer look When it comes to trends in the games industry, indie titles have never been more in fashion. Increasing ubiquitous over the last …

In March, Sony’s end-of-year games line-up took a blow as Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End slipped to 2016. The title was perhaps the biggest first-party exclusive title that the PlayStation 4 could lay claim to this year, and that line-up was left looking much more anaemic after developer Naughty Dog …

ESL has today announced a partnership with Sportradar which will see industry-level statistics and anti-fraud support brought to eSports betting. The deal includes Sportradar’s Fraud Detection System which will monitor 450 betting operators worldwide to identify ‘suspicious betting patterns and behaviours’ on the outcomes of ESL’s tournaments. "The rapid growth …

Ark: Survival Evolved isn’t even finished yet, but by any measure it appears the game has already been a success for developer Studio Wildcard. It hit Steam Early Access in June of this year, and within a week of launch, it made $10m in revenue. In just over a month, …

YouTube superstar PewDiePie continues to be No.1 in the App Store charts this week. Legend of the Brofirst takes the top spot in the iPhone Paid charts, and second place in the iPad ranks. The mobile hit is out-selling regular chart-toppers Minecraft and Plague Inc on iPhone. The former falls …

Put the Rare Replay compilation disc into the Xbox One and you’ll be greeted by a song and dance routine. Classic Rare characters – from Banjo Kazooie to the Great Mighty Poo – have been recreated in 2D puppet form, and they all start singing a self-referential ditty. It’s daft, …

Jon Torrens will return to offer advice at November 12th event