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Can a killer be called a hero? That’s the interesting question posed by the co-director and co-writer of Dishonored, the Definitive Edition of which is now out. In an interview with Kotaku, Harvey Smith revealed that his team came under pressure to cut what they felt was a key moment …

UK games industry trade body UKIE has joined the call for more sharing of digital and download sales figures. The firm has long tried to push forward the debate around digital data, and even attempted its own digital chart in partnership with members. UKIE tried to circumvent reluctance from Xbox, …

Alan Wake was such a frustrating game. Not in how it played, but rather in how it sold. Its Twin Peaks-inspired setting, silly dialogue, and compelling, episodic narrative made it a hit with critics. But although it was no commercial failure – over 3m copies were eventually sold – it …

The UK trade body’s community and engagement assistant Jenny Brammall has been promoted. Brammall will now be serving as UKIE’s commercial services coordinator, I’m thrilled to continue to work with UKIE’s lovely community, especially the Video Games Ambassadors scheme and student membership who I have grown very close to,” she …

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Nintendo’s increased fraternising with the indie community has been stepped up with confirmation of the first Amiibo based on an indie title. The game in question is Shovel Knight. It’s the first non-first party figure from the company to appear outside of the Smash Bros range. There are also some …

Surprise hit racing game Project CARS is getting its first lot of TV advertising this weekend – almost four months after launch. The game arrived on May 8th, and this post-launch advertising highlights a growing trend of games being promoted long after they first reached shelves. Although post-launch TV activity …

Future has promoted GamesMaster games editor Matt Gilman to editor. Gilman joined GamesMaster in 2012 as a staff writer, before being promoted to games editor in 2013. Prior to his role at the multi-format title, Gilman did freelance work for PocketGamer and Pocket Picks. His promotion to editor follows the …

Car football game achieves new milestone less than two months after launch

More than $75,000 given to 10 individuals for their work on UE learning resources