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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

Smoking Gun tells us how fully controllable armies and proprietary tech helps Castle Siege stand out

eSports are taking one step further into the mainstream as the BBC has announced it will be live streaming the League of Legends World Championships. This coverage will be hosted by Radio One DJ Dev Griffin, while freelance journalist Julia Hardy will be on hand to interview players and fans. …

FIFA, Metal Gear Solid and Destiny were not enough to halt a decline in UK games retail. 2.67m boxed games were sold last month in the UK, a drop of 6.5 per cent over the same period a year before, according to GfK Chart-Track. The biggest-selling game was FIFA 16 …

Lead developer of Iron Brigade and Massive Chalice joining Half-Life firm in December

Launching Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved in a box would exponentially increase its sales, says developer Studio Wildcard. The firm says that it is eyeing up a physical release for its dinosaur survival game when it is fully completed. GameStop in America currently sells POSA Steam cards for the …

A new UK games event wants to be ‘the gateway to Europe’ for the global games market. GamerMania is being organised by the team behind MCM Expo, and is set to take place at London Excel between July 29th and 31st 2016. The new consumer show does not view itself …