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Activision says its new Skylanders game will compete with the likes of Hot Wheels and Corgi. Skylanders Superchargers introduces planes, cars, submarines and boats to the toys-to-life franchise, which will see it moveinto the ‘vehicle’ category of toys. It’s an important move, says VP of Skylanders Josh Taub, because it …

Broken Sword developer Revolution is celebrating its 25th birthday at Gamescom, but it almost didn’t make it this far. Founder and industry luminary Charles Cecil says that working with publishers and retailers forced the firm to borrow money to survive, and that it was Apple’s decision to enter the games …

Rapidly-rising UK games publisher Team17 says it is on course to double its revenue in 2015. The firm has just helped indie hit The Escapists pass $10m and almost 1m in unit sales. It also recently signed Yooka-Laylee, the new platformer from former Rare developers, and is creating two new …

Space sim Elite Dangerous has announced what effectively sounds like a Season Pass for a range of upcoming content. The whole package is called Horizons and the star feature is the Planetary Landings bundle, which for the first time, provides players with the chance to explore a planet’s surface for …

It’s no secret that Greece has struggled financially in recent years but, despite the tough market, the country’s local games industry is managing to achieve growth. Research outlet PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) believes that in the five years between 2013 and 2018, Greece’s video games market will experience a compound average growth …

Four former BioWare staffers have got together to try and crowdfund a story-driven RPG with combat inspired by the Dark Souls series. Mooncrest is hoping to raise $400k, of which it has currently had $18k pledged. The single-player adventure promises branching dialogue and character development and real-time combat that studio …

Warner Bros has finally confirmed a release date for LEGO Marvel Avengers. It won’t be here this side of Christmas, however – the game is now set to hit retail on January 29th 2016. No official reason has been given for the pushing back of the game, although the late …

Valve’s massive Dota 2 International eSports tournament suffered an unwanted hold up yesterday. VentureBeat reports that the event was paused for approximately three hours due to a DDoS attack, forcing the livestream production team to fill the time with pre-produced video packages and assorted analysis of the action that should …

Playmob’s Lee Hinds discusses the great fundraising work of video games firms from around the world

There wasn’t much in the way of new news at EA’s Gamescom 2015 press conference this morning, but a new gameplay trailer for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst was certainly a highlight. Experience the moment where Faith begins her rise from a carefree runner to the hero the city needs,” the video …