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EA Mobile has said that mobile title SimCity BuildIt has become the most played title in the series’ 26-year long history. BuildIt, which is a reinterpretation of the first game re-worked for mobiles, was released in December last year – since when nearly 40m people have played the game. Those …

It seems the UK remains bewitched by Bandai Namco’s latest effort. The Witcher 3 was once again the biggest-selling game of last week, according to the latest UK retail charts from Ukie and GfK Chart-Track. This is despite the title, which saw the largest game launch of 2015 upon release, …

A video claiming to reveal the first concrete details of Dark Souls 3 has hit the internet. It comes from The Know. Eagle-eyed games enthusiasts will recognise them as the source of a recent report claiming that Microsoft had acquired the cancelled Silent Hills from Konami for billions” of dollars. …

The fifth annual Interntaional Dota 2 Championships has pulled together a record-setting prize pool ahead of the event this August. The company initially announced a prize pool of $1.6m in April, which climbed to over $5.5m in a matter of days thanks to sales of the game’s latest virtual Compendium …

Bad Juju – the parent company of digital game distribution network Desura and game bundle seller Indie Royale – has filed for bankruptcy. Speaking withGamasutra, Bad Juju’s head of developer relations Lisa Morrison expressed her surprise regarding the news. I asked Tony [Novak, CEO of Bad Juju] for confirmation and …

The first part of Grand Theft Auto Online DLC Ill-Gotten Gains arrives next week, Rockstar has announced. The content will launch June 10th on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows PC platforms. The free download adds four new cars, gold-plated aircraft, vehicle wraps, at least” one …

Guide for first-time developers using GameMaker: Studio

There’s another PES game available for smartphones. Konami has launched PES Club Manager on iOS and Android. The in-game engine itself is the same one found in the console version of PES 2015. The aim of the title is, in the publisher’s words, to create and develop a small club …

Mastertronic's Andy Payne discusses why you should always listen to your community – especially when you think they're wrong

more than $1m in prizes handed out to developers