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In early August, an American team of professional gamers made headlines when theywon themselves a US$6.6 million prizeplaying the online video gameDota 2. The money inesportsis increasingly eye watering, but that doesn’t mean the bounty is being shared globally. In Australia, the esport scene is younger than in the U.S. …

Users able to now create mods within the free Epic Games Launcher

Million-selling indie game Ark: Survival Evolved opens up new commercial opportunities for modders. Epic Games tells us more

Ex-Ubisoft producer explains her new role at EA Motive on secret sci-fi blockbuster

Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim film directorGuillermo Del Toro has sworn off his involvement with games following the doomed development of his last two efforts. Speaking to Shacknews, Del Toro referred to the unfortunate cancellation of both Insane, which he attempted to create with THQ in 2010 before its cancellation …

Nintendo UK head of consumer marketing James Honeywell is a true industry veteran, with a career stretching back two decades. MCV talks to this year’s MCV Awards Unsung Hero about how his dream came true How did your career get started? I was looking for a job during my first …

Founded nearly 20 years ago in 1996, OMUK is a London-based production company that specialises services in dialogue casting and recording. Its offerings also expand areas such as getting involved in writing, editorial, character and story development, performance capture and tools. OMUK CEO Mark Estdale says the firm transforms its …

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Aussie-flavoured platforming series Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is back after a decade’s wait. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan was released way back in 2005 for the PS2, original Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance. Yes, that long ago. Ty 4 is leaving the consoles behind to …

Devs can now download genre-specific collections of in-game tunes