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Monkey Island creator demonstrates budgeting for indie developers with his own plans for Thimbleweed Park

The composer for horror series Silent Hill is set to bring his scary score to venues across the UK. Akira Yamaoka created the scores for Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3 and Silent Hill 4, among other games in the series, plus the two movie spin-offs of the …

Tuomas Erikoinen branches out to form ‘experimental studio’ Part Time Monkey

Metal. Gear. Solid. Three words that, when combined, would mean complete gibberish, if it weren’t for the existence of one of gaming’s greatest franchises. Instead, utter the title of Konami’s iconic stealth series in certain company and you’re likely to be beset by tales of switching the controller port in …

Jon Torrens offers invaluable advice on how to present your games to publishers and other potential partners

Indie studio behind Unbox relocates ahead of Steam Greenlight campaign

The creator of Mario breaks down World 1-1 and how it teaches players the mechanics of the iconic Super Mario Bros

Before The Force Awakens hits cinema screens later this year, the Star Wars universe is about to expand thanks to a new mobile game. Star Wars: Uprising is a title for iOS and Android due out this Thursday, September 10th, that continues the story left off at the end of …

The son of China’s richest man is launching a live streaming site that could soon rival Amazon-owned service Twitch. Panda TV is being backed by Wang Sicong, local online celebrity and son of Wang Jianlin, who is estimated to be worth $26.5 billion (Forbes, via VentureBeat). Sicong will serve as …

GAME has apologised after some customers were overcharged by up to five times for Wii U title Super Mario Maker. The upcoming build-it-yourself Mario game is due out this Friday, and a handful of those who pre-ordered the title were surprised to find that up to 234.95 – five times …