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Ex-GameSpot video specialists Cam Robinson and Seb Ford have left the media giant to start a new video production company called DoubleJump. The presenters and producers want to work with any business looking to target gamers, and promise to create decent content that will resonate with that audience. Cam and …

DImension Drive surpasses €30,000 target with 13 days to go

Black Tusk Studios, the developer behind the next Gears of War, has renamed itself The Coalition. The rebrand was announced by studio boss Rod Fergusson viaXbox.com, where he said the new name speaks to who we are as a team, and what it is we’re working on”. He also pointed …

New name indicates studio will be completely dedicated to former Epic franchise

Bandai Namco was the UK’s most successful games publisher last month for the first time in the firm’s history. GfK Chart-Track data showed that almost 25 per cent of all the boxed games sold last month were from the publisher. In terms of revenue, Bandai Namco accounted for a whopping …

That former Man Utd winger Cristiano Ronaldo now has his own mobile game is not really a surprise. That it isn’t a football title possible is. The game in question is called Ronaldo & Hugo: Superstar Skaters. Hugo, for those who don’t know, is Hugo the Troll. He, apparently, is …

New wearable tech will be used to encourage kids to "run around and use their imagination"

Koch Media will handle the sales and distribution of Square Enix’s retail games in the UK, the firm has announced. The partnership follows a similar set-up between the two companies across Europe. Square Enix returns the favour for Deep Silver – Koch Media’s publishing arm – in the US. Square …

The rapidly eroding price of PS4 and Xbox One in the UK has taken global games giant GameStop by surprise. GameStop has been at the forefront of this price battle, selling the Xbox One for as low as 250, while also running PS4 bundles for 290 and less. International president …

Market research specialist Newzoo has predicted that global eSports revenues will climb 30 per cent to $250m in 2015. This number includes sponsorships, online advertising, media rights, consumer spending on (digital) merchandise and tickets as well as additional publisher investment still required to keep the eSports economy break-even”. North America …