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Retailer Amazon has developed a new business model that allows it to offer a number of Android apps to users for free. Amazon Underground is the name of the initiative, which is delivered via a dedicated Android app. It claims to offer over $10k worth of apps, all of which …

Streaming service Twitch passed a big milestone over the weekend, hitting two million concurrent viewers on Sunday 23 August. The company’s senior vice president of marketing Matthew DiPietro revealed the figure when asked about the impending launch of rival service YouTube Gaming. Read more at IBT >>>

Tomorrow morning will bring with it the opening of a brand new GAME store in Walthamstow, East London. Then outlet, situated in The Mall Shopping Centre, will employ 15 people. Its opening is timed to tie-in with the bank holiday weekend. Anyone who makes an in-store purchase between September 4th …

The top games on mobile in 2015 are the same games that were at the top of the charts in 2012 — and that incessant domination of just a handful of apps is starting to take its toll on the audience. Gamers spent less time playing on mobile in 2015 …

How digital and boxed work together will be crucial to the future of the games industry, says Square Enix. Western CEO Phil Rogers made the statement after explaining why the firm is releasing its new Hitman as a digital release before Christmas, with a boxed version to follow in 2016. …

New venture by Kindle firm pays free-to-play developers based on the minutes gamers spend with their titles

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate will not arrive on PC until a month after it hits consoles. Ubisoft has announced that the PC SKU will be released on November 19th, while the PS4 and Xbox One versions remain on track for October 23rd. Note that the PC game has a different developer …

Rodeo Games and Positech say indies are not being recognised for their success

We catch up with the conference's organisers ahead of next week's event

Google is set to launch its YouTube Gaming service tomorrow (August 26th), putting it in direct competition with Amazon’s livestreaming giant Twitch – but how will they differ and what should you know as an advertiser or content creator? Since launching ten years ago, YouTube has grown enormously – and …