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PS4-exclusive horror game Until Dawn could be set for a second instalment. The title, developed by UK-based Supermassive Games, placed second in the UK retail charts following its release in late August. Its popularity was partially driven by the utilisation of its branching ‘butterfly effect’ narrative, which allows different characters …

The UK Government is spending 4m in a bid to find ‘the next Tomb Raider’. The new development fund launches today and is set-up to help get games from ‘the drawing board and into the production’. The Video Game Prototype Fund is set to run between now and 2019, and …

Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition will arrive for current-gen consoles ahead of Halloween, publisher Nordic Games has announced. Gunfire Games – founded by Darksiders creator David Adams – is developing, with many members of the original team putting their handprints on the upcoming release. "It’s rare that as developers we get …

Double Fine project lead Brad Muir has left the company to take on an unspecified role at Valve. Muir announced the news onTwitter, revealing his last day at Double Fine came last week and his first day at Valve will take place in December. It’s unclear what exactly Muir will …

Bandai Namco aims to bring Tekken 7 to consoles worldwide next year, according to a new report. VG247points to a report by Spanish publication Koi Nya, which cites company marketing manager David Fraile at Madrid Games Week. According to the site, Fraile said fans of the fighting game series can …

Curry cites health, 'toxic' publisher relationships and industry sexism as reasons for leaving role

Studio Wildcard’s survival adventure game Ark: Survival Evolved has sold more than two million copies on Steam. The game was released in June 2nd on Steam Early Access, and in four months has sold around 500,000 units a month on average. The title’s popularity has seen it consistently placed as …

The studio head of Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture developer The Chinese Room Jessica Curry is leaving the studio. In a very personal blog post Curry revealed that her health is playing a big part, with a fight against a degenerative disease proving a tough battle to fight. Two other …

Games that have been removed from Apple’s App Store appear to be once again showing up in user’s purchase history. However, the truth behind Apple’s policy change – if indeed there has been one – remains uncertain. It was reported earlier this week that apps that have been removed from …

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