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Developer Nomad Games is repositioning itself as a specialist indie publisher. The firm joins a raft of other indie publishers such as Mastertronic, Team 17, 505 Games, Green Man Loaded, Devolver Digital, Paradox Interactive and more. But what separates Nomad is that the firm wants to focus on digital versions …

MCV is going to Gamescom in a big way this year, headlined by our daily magazine. The MCV @ Gamescom magazine will be published every day of the show and will once again feature breaking news from the event, interviews with the most senior games industry executives, plus previews of …

Elements of Evolution’s PS4 racer Driveclub have had to twice be completely rewritten in the run-up to today’s expected launch of the free PS Plus Edition. Sony announced yesterday that the subscriber-only version of the racer will go live today (June 25th), eight months after the initial launch date. Remember, …

And we wonder why companies are increasingly shying away from the triple-A game space… Bethesda has announced that recent iOS release Fallout Shelter managed to top the game charts in no less than 48 separate countries. It was the most downloaded app of any kind in 25 countries. It remains …

Those intending to buy MotoGP 15 for Xbox One tomorrow (Friday June 26th) have been warned about an unspecified but potentially serious bug. With the latest tests, we noticed that the Xbox One version could be affected with some known bugs. For this reason we’re working really hard to bring …

Ark: Survival Evolved developer Studio Wildcard is offering a $100 to players who discover hacks that can be used to exploit the game. The offer is open to anyone who can provide evidence of a hack that can have an impact on gameplay or server stability on its official servers, …

The man sitting next to us fell to his knees. He clutched his head in his hands, started shaking and repeated the words: ‘Oh my God. Oh my God.’ in a distinct American accent. What could have provoked such a reaction? PlayStation just announced a Final Fantasy VII Remake. It’s …

The suspension of Batman Arkham Knight on PC is not being limited to the digital market. Eurogamer reports that retailer GAME has been ordered by publisher Warner Bros to immediately stop selling PC copies”. An employee at an unspecified store told the site: "We have the stock but I’m not …

Presentation and judging from the Big Data VR Challenge to culminate at Develop: Brighton

EA would have no hesitation in delaying Star Wars: Battlefront if the game wasn’t right – even if it meant missing the launch of the new movie. But it’s all looking good so far, says COO Peter Moore. The shooter, hotly tipped to be one of the biggest games of …