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Firaxis says a remake of XCOM classic Terror from the Deep is still a possibility. The 2K-owned studio brought XCOM back from the dead in 2012 with XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a remake of the original 1994 strategy classic of the same name. It led some fans to call for a …

By the end of the month customers will no longer be able to trade-in their old video games at Amazon. Until now a whole host of products – including but not limited to video games – could be traded in on the site. However, the entire process is being scrapped. …

'I changed things around, grew up a bit. I think if you don’t have those moments it can spiral. It was a wake up call'

Well here’s a story we didn’t expect to be bashing out on a mid-week summer holiday morning. A Super Mario Happy Meal toy has today rubbed a few people up the wrong way after finding itself at the centre of a completely bizarre controversy. A Mirror story has alleged that …

Experts pitch in with their tips, tricks and things to consider when creating AI

A former video games industry exec – who has had stints at Apple, Activision and Xbox – is raising money after being hit by a car and left immobile. Nick Grange was in a coma for five months and hospilised for nine months after the incident in 2014. He is …

Japanese studio Mixi’s mobile co-op action RPG Monster Strike made $4.2m a day during its most recent quarter, according to the developer’s latest financial results. Industry analystDr. Serkan Totorevealed Mixi saw a total of $378m in sales for the title’s iOS and Android versions between April 1stand June 30th. The …

A trio of indie titles lead Youtube’s top trending games for the past month, with Rocket League out in front. Kotakureports on the latest monthly list from the video network, showing Rocket League, Life is Strange and Terraria Rocket League alsofinished fifth on Twitch’s most watched chartfor July. Behind those …

Former Double Fine COO Justin Bailey has teamed up with industry veterans Brian Fargo, Feargus Urquhart and Tim Schafer to launch Fig – a crowdfunding platform with investment options for backers. Funded by venture capital firm Spark Capital, Fig will focus solely on video game projects. The platform aims to …

This nine-part video series helps developers get to grips with the game engine's visual scripting system