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Sybo is hoping to replicate the success of its hit mobile title Subway Surfer with a brand new endless runner release. Blades of Brim is now available on iOS following a simultaneous launch in 17 countries, including China. It’s built using Apple’s Metal graphics engine and can be played both …

Curve Digital's Sophie Rossetti offers advice on how you can bag that role

'The Bungie community's amazing support will translate immediately and directly into help for people in Nepal'

The next game from the makers of indie hit Limbo will not be hitting its early 2015” release date. Playdead’s Inside was announced by Microsoft at E3 last year but has actually been in development since 2010. The game was due to hit Xbox One this year. "Last year we …

The collective efforts of Bungie, Activision and Destiny players have helped raise over $1m in aid for the relief efforts in earthquake-hit Nepal. Nepal was in April hit with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, claiming the lives of over 8,800 people. Bungie had been selling a $30 t-shirt, along with in-game …

Pre-orders open for controllers and Steam Link; UK Steam Machine orders expected to open soon

Nintendo’s UK marketing and PR director Shelly Pearce has left the platform holder after 17 years with the business. Pearce will join Anki Europe as senior marketing director. Anki is the company behind Anki Drive, which is a car game with real cars and tracks. A sort-of Mario Kart meets …

Bethesda’s catalogue of console Fallout titles has received a huge boost in sales following this week’s reveal of Fallout 4. Videogamer spotted Amazon’s Movers & Shakers chart which has shown significant increases in the sales of many Fallout games. Sales of the PS3 version of Fallout 3: Game of the …

After a long period of development, Valve has detailed the final form that its Steam Controller will take. The joypad will launch alongside the first Steam Machines on November 10th, although pre-orders can get their hands on the hardware a month earlier. The idea powering Valve’s unique design is the …

Rumours of some new heroes for Hearthstone have been proved correct… in a way. Blizzard has announced the first of what will likely be nine new heroes for the game – Magni Bronzebeard. However, Magni won’t quite be a new hero in the sense many had hoped. He actually just …