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HONG KONG—Tencent HoldingsLtd.is in talks to invest in a Chinese game video streaming service, people familiar with the matter said, as the Internet giant tries to beef up its online games business by adding new marketing channels. The Chinese company, whose main services include games and social networks, is close …

Studio manager Ionut Georgescu tells Develop how a new parent gave the developer a new lease of life

Wargaming has confirmed that free-to-play title World of Tanks will shortly be arriving on PS4. The biggest news, however, is that those wanting to play the game aren’t required to be paying subscribers to PlayStation Plus, which is normally needed to access online multiplayer titles. This is in sharp contrast …

Craig "Torbull" Levine has been a part of some of the biggest moments inesports. He began asCounter-Strikeplayer in the earliest days of the competitive scene. Since then, he’s gone on to manage one of the first and most prominent professional teams in North America, cofound the successfulESEAservice, and help esports …

New tool lets devs deploy fully-rigged 3D models to Unity, Unreal and Stingray

A further restriction has emerged that further dents the gaming credentials of the new Apple TV. TouchArcade reports that all games for the device must be compatible with Apple’s new touch and motion sensitive remote. Games can of course also support more standard Bluetooth controllers – Apple is even actively …

tvOS devs forbidden from creating games that require a traditional joypad

Sega’s somewhat surprising platforming follow-up won’t arrive on 3DS this side of Christmas. Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, which is a sequel to the commercially failed Boom titles of 2014, was announced in June and was due out on 3DS this year. The team at Sega has decided to delay …

Capcom has signed up as sponsor for this year’s Games Media Awards. The publisher’s Street Fighter brand will take Gold Partner status at this year’s event – and we’ve got some on-the-night surprises related to the venerable series of fighting games. I’m very happy to be sponsoring the Games Media …

New development team will set up shop in Fukuoka, Japan next month