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Publisher buys Lyon studio after forming close ties working on The Crew

Although Malaysia boasts one of the healthiest economies in Asia, its games market was initially slow to gain momentum. This was exacerbated by a lack of local studios and publishers, a dearth of skilled labour and the apparent disinterest from Western companies, local blogger Manoj Prasad wrote in 2012. Gaming …

A mysterious new Ubisoft game teased slowly via a livestream has been prematurely revealed as a brand new Far Cry. Yesterday, Ubisoft started to stream on YouTube an image of a cave painting (below), with no other details to suggest what the reveal might be. But the slow unveiling was …

Sony’s romping adventure trilogy is clambering its way onto PS4 in the form of the Nathan Drake Collection. MCV charts a course for the finest merchandise on offer Created as an homage to Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider, Uncharted is now as iconic as its adventuring inspirations. Naughty Dog’s PlayStation-exclusive …

Blizzard has signed a partnership with book publisher Random House to produce new novels for its World of Warcraft and Starcraft franchises. The deal is set to kickoff in March with the release of World of Warcraft: Illidan. The book will feature the titular demonic night elf Illidan Stormrage, and …

Crowdfunded sci-fi horror game Caffeine will launch this week on PC and current-gen consoles, developer Incandescent Imaging has revealed. The Unreal 4-powered game’s Steam page states it will release later today for Windows PC, with PS4 and Xbox One versions due out this week as well. Caffeinewill arrive as an …

Valve’s own Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has climbed to the top of the heap on Steam’s latest weekly best-selling products chart. The eSports hit beat out 2015 chart regulars Grand Theft Auto V and Ark: Survival Evolved – finishing in second and third, respectively. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain …

Led Zeppelin waited 27, Pink Floyd held on for 24 and Blur took 16: in comparison to rock and roll reunions, the five-year gap since the last Rock Band game seems like a flash. But in the world of games, it’s been an age. There’s certainly a group of people …

Strategy title World on Conflict has, temporarily at least, been saved from the brink. Sadly, all great things must come to an end and this is true even for World in Conflict. It is with sadness that we now inform you that all online services for World in Conflict will …

Former Hollywood specialist Karolis Mikalauskas reflects on his first experience of video game development