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Dark Souls and Bloodborne developer From Software will open a new studio in Fukuoka, Japan next month. The new branch will focus on the creation of 3D CG assets for its games, and will work closely with the main office in Tokyo. The studio will officially open next month but …

Which sports events hand out the most prize money across the globe? It may not be surprising to see the UEFA Champions League at number one with a whopping $65 million in winnings, followed by the FIFA World Cup ($31 million) and baseball’s World Series ($19 million). Read more at …

The creators of a successfully Kickstarted card game have been fined $54,851 after backers were left without the product they had successfully funded. Asylum Playing Cards received over $35k back in October 2012, easily beating its $15k funding goal. However, backers have in the time since not received their product, …

Event set for November 19th at Congress Centre in central London - early bird tickets give you a £100 saving for one month

London Games Conference will return on November 19th – and you can book tickets now at a 100 saving. This year’s LGC will focus on video. The acceleration of video as a platform for promoting and selling games has been breathtaking. New tools for production and sharing of video content …

Bandai Namco has confirmed an exact release date for Dark Souls III in Japan. The game will hit both PS4 and Xbox One on March 24th, Gematsu reports. Pre-orders will net a soundtrack and physical map. So far there’s no word yet on whether Western gamers can expect the same, …

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CodesWholesale.com’s CMO Fatih Parlayan tells us why retailers should be using digital distribution Eliminating the need for storing products and time-consuming transportation of boxes are only a few of the advantages of digital distribution of video games. Additionally, the whole process is completely automatic – which makes it possible to …

Fukuoka-based office to focus on creation of 3D CG assets

Digital Bros, the parent company of indie publisher 505 Games, has invested in Italian indie studio Ovosonico. The studio is best known for indie title Murasaki Baby, which launched last year for the PlayStation Vita. The deal is valued at €1.44m (1m), and will ‘fuel growth and innovation’. This follows …