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On paper, 2014 looks like one of the most successful years in Ubisoft’s history. It smashed its targets by generating over 1bn in software revenue – thanks to its biggest new IP launch (Watch Dogs), and major sellers such as Far Cry 4, The Crew and Assassin’s Creed. Unfortunately, that …

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Slitherine could very well be the biggest publisher you’ve never heard of. Formed 15 years ago, the Epsom-based firm has long been the flagbearer for war gaming titles in the UK – so much so that it doesn’t even fully consider the complex strategy titles in its catalogue video games, …

Space Engineers developer Keen Software House has unveiled the formation of GoodAI – a sister company of the studio focused on general artificial intelligence. Keen’s founder and CEO Marek Rosa announced the news on hispersonal blog, explaining GoodAI formed from within Keen itself: "One of my life-long dreams has always …

A Futurama game is in the works for mobile platforms, Twentieth Century Fox has announced. The game – apparently titled Release the Drones – was revealed on theofficial Facebook pagefor the television series earlier today with a teaser image accompanied by the following description channeling Professor Farnsworth: "Good news, everyone! …

Ubisof has reported first quarter financial results for its fiscal 2015, showing a significant but anticipated dip in revenue when stacked up against the period Watch Dogs launched in last year. The publisher reported quarterly revenue of €96.6m for the initial stretch of its current fiscal year, down 73.2 per …

Owners of the Xperia Z3 or Xperia Z4 are now able to stream their mobile games directly to Twitch. That’s thanks to a partnership between the video network and Sony and marks a first for Twitch, which until now hasn’t offered a mobile streaming solution outside of a few select …