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I’m not going to patronise you by going on too much about the success of Minecraft. Much has already been written about Mojang’s runaway hit. Everyone has seen the sales figures. And we can’t miss the piles of merchandise and books in every retailer: from GAME to Primark. Earlier in …

Gfinity have partnered with EGX organisers Gamer Network to run StarCraft 2 and CS:GO tournaments at the Birmingham event. The expo, taking place at Birmingham’s NEC from 24 to 27 September, will now feature an eSports arena for up to "tens of thousands" of fans. The competitions will feature the …

Nvidia has named Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as the next game to be bundled for free with its graphics cards. For a limited time the Konami title will be offered for free with purchases of GeForce GTX 960, 970, 980 and 980 Ti-based graphics cards as well …

‘We need to fundamentally re-think how we design games’

The Amazon-owned streaming site has redesigned its video player, with half of the player now using HTML5. In a blog post, Twitch said that the controls for the video players will be using HTML5 and JavaScript rather than Flash. However, videos themselves will still be using Flash. But Twitch says …

Film director Rob McLellan has uploaded a short fan demo for a Star Wars virtual reality game. The short film was put together by McLellans visual effects man Craig Stiff, and was produced by HammerheadVR Studios. It takes place across the original (and better) trilogy, featuring iconic scenes such as …

The GMAs return on October 14th, with new prizes for video leaders and mainstream writers. 2015 marks the ninth annual outing of the always-talked-about event which champions the best in games editorial. After a successful revamp last year – which saw almost every category improved, a new voting system and …

There are 13 different prizes up for grabs at this year’s Games Media Awards, and here’s how you can put yourself forward for consideration. Below, we’ve written a breakdown for each award – who is eligible, how to enter, the criteria and the judging process. READ CAREFULLY. Last year we …

Brains Eden once again invited students from around Europe to compete in a 48-hour game jam, but it’s the chance to kickstart a career in development that’s the real draw for attendees

Blizzard has detailed the next big expansion on the way to its World of Warcraft themed card battler Hearthstone. It’s called The Grand Tournament and will feature 132 new cards. The main new mechanic to be introduced sees tweaks and alterations to how players use their Hero power. Some cards …