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CEO and co-founder Mark Simmons on how to get a job at the Portsmouth-based studio

The COO of EA has said that he thinks the rift between Hideo Kojima and Konami can be healed. All signs point to the departure of Kojima from Konami once Metal Gear Solid V is launched next month. But despite the growing body of evidence, Peter Moore told GameSpot that …

European games developers conference to be held from September 10th to 11th

Frankfurt Economic Development’s centre of creative industries on how it’s helping to establish the region as one of Germany’s most vibrant games clusters

The increasing swell of Star Wars hype has hit camp PlayStation with the reveal of a branded PS4 console. The 1TB machine has Sith lord Darth Vader sprawled on its side, while the controller is designed to evoke the former Jedi’s chest control panel. Both devices also carry etched instances …

Warner Bros’ plastic dinosaur title LEGO Jurassic World is No.1 for the third time. It manages this in spite of an eight per cent dip in sales, while Grand Theft Auto V climbs to second place. Meanwhile The Elder Scrolls Online jumps up to No.3 as Batman: Arkham Knight fell …

Pixel Tailors, Mild Beast Games and Pictrail nominated for BAFTA Ones to Watch Award

The UK games industry can now nominate charities to receive thousands of pounds from GamesAid. But you can only do that if you’re a member of the charity. You can join for absolutely nothing right here. You need to be a member of the games industry to join. It has …

Rocket League remains ahead of the pack on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers, while its DLC release Supersonic Fury made its chart debut in eighth. Like clockwork, Ark: Survival Evolved and Grand Theft Auto V finished behind the popular ‘cars playing soccer’ affair in the runner-up and third spots. …

Terraria has officially launched for Mac and Linux, with both clients offered for free to owners of the Windows edition of the game. Re-Logic kicked off an open beta test for the new platforms just a few weeks back, and a post on theTerraria forumsconfirms their full release. The now …