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Developers will be able to build their own websites, apps and online communities that connect with Halo 5: Guardians

After over half a year of dominance, next week will see one of Hearthstone’s most popular decks rendered obsolete. Players have since early this year been voicing concerns about the strength of a deck set known as Patron Warrior, which has become widely popular online and adopted by huge numbers …

E-sports are going mainstream. Well, that’s not strictly true. The world finals of Dota 2 werewatched by 20 million peoplethis year; last year, League of Legends picked upmore than 27 million for its finals, and 11.2 million of them watched it live. Esports arealreadymainstream. Read more at The Guardian >>>

Rocksmith developer renamed Ubisoft Halifax, now recruiting

Ubisoft has made another addition to its huge roster of first-party developers. The French publisher has purchased Longtail Studios, the developer who most recently worked on Rocksmith 2014 Edition. The Canada-based developer has been rebranded as Ubisoft Halifax, and will be focusing on developing mobile games. In the past, the …

Following in the footsteps of Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask and Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess could be set for a revamp. That’s the story building as fans uncover clues pointing towards a HD re-release of the 2006 Wii and GameCube Zelda instalment. Firstly, a shop icon …

Intel Developer Blog: An introduction to a new tool that will help you build games for leading mobile platforms

Despite having a population less than that of London, Singapore provides a thriving landscape for games businesses and serves as the Asian home for major Western publishers. It’s little wonder that big names such as Ubisoft, EA and Activision have moved into the country – Singaporeans are the highest-spending gamers …

Competitive gaming between tens of thousands of players in large venues and televised globally is creating huge buzz in the tech industry as the phenomenon – known asesports– is now approaching popularity that eclipses even mainstream traditional pro leagues. But the real future in gaming may ultimately depend on how …

The already vast Friday the 13th franchise is about to get a little bit bigger. Joining 12 films, a television show, books, comics and pretty much any type of tie-in merchandise you can imagine based on the exploits of hockey masked killer Jason Voorhees is Friday the 13th: The Game. …