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PS4 indie release Galak-Z will come to iOS and Android devices in 2016, developer 17-Bit and publisher GungHo Online Entertainment America have announced. The mobile release will swap out the game’s subtitle from Galak-Z: The Dimensional to Galak-Z: Variant Mobile. The port will be optimized for the new platforms with …

Upset by the latest update for your favourite game? Well now there’s another option instead of creating a hashtag and threatening to boycott future products on forums. GOG Galaxy, which was launched by The Wither 3 developer CD Projekt in May, is introducing a new ‘rollback’ feature. It allows users …

Will this video stand as the last piece of Metal Gear Solid content Hideo Kojima ever makes? With work having wrapped up on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ahead of its release next Tuesday (September 1st), the video below – which boldly declares it is directed and edited …

10th anniversary edition of ranking will name the world’s best game studios

Nintendo has confirmed that Wii U owners will be able to try Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water for free. The game is to receive a digital-only release in the US. Furthermore, it will be ‘free-to-start’ with the prologue and its first two chapters available to play for free. Those …

Mainstream sports bookmaker’s Betway are seeing a ‘huge surge’ in eSports flutters as the launch bespoke microsite. The company, which offers betting options across a range of sports and other entertainment, such as poker and bingo, is now looking to capitalise on increased interest from eSports bettors. According to Marketing …

Learn how to add a gunshot sound to an animation sequence

Riot Games Vice President of Esports Dustin Beck discusses League of Legends” growing audience with Brad Stone on Bloomberg West.” The video covers many of the macro points of eSports business for a wider market audience. Watch the video at Bloomberg >>>

Conference will also host debut screening of Beep documentary

'We’ll potentially be looking at things like movies in the future,' says Shigeru Miyamoto