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Kellee Santiago will step down as Ouya’s head of developer relations to join the Google Play Games team. Santiago confirmed the move onTwitter, stating that she’ll join Google’s studio in Mountain View, California. Her departure from Ouya followsRazer’s purchase of the microconsole makeralong with founder Julie Uhrman’s own exit. Santiago …

Sony will cut the price of its PS4 console in US and Canada starting tomorrow. The console will retail for $350 in the US and $430 in Canada beginning October 9th, a $50 price drop for each. The firm has highlighted several first and third-party hardware bundles as well, including …

5th Cell, the creator of Scribblenauts, is to launch a completely new franchise via the power of crowdfunding. The studio, which was also behind DS title Drawn to Life, has joined Double Fine, Harmonix, Obsidian Entertainment, inXile Entertainment and Mobius Digital on new funding service Fig. The platform was set …

The best selling PlayStation 4 of last month was Destiny: The Taken King. That’s according to a post on the PlayStation Blog, which says that the latest expansion in Activision’s online shooter was No.1 on both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 3 last month. The Taken King’s Week One …

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 …

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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 …