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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has finished on top of Steam’s best-selling products list for the second week in a row. CD Projekt Red’s release beat out Grand Theft Auto V as it did the week before to claim the title. Wild Hunt plus its Expansion Pass finished in fourth …

Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood has promised to sponsor any League of Legends team sporting a woman on their roster. The co-founder of the new international eSports betting site made the personal pledge today in a blog post, in which he lamented the lack of women in eSports. "I love the …

A full sequel to 2012 sci-fi strategy reboot XCOM: Enemy Unknown has been officially revealed. Developed by Enemy Unknown creator Firaxis Games and published by 2K, XCOM 2 will take place 20 years from now on an Earth where aliens have already conquered humanity, as opposed to Enemy Unknown’s attempt …

Early investor Accel Partners sells all its shares in the studio

New studio Prettygreat founded by Halfbrick veterans

Musicians working together to create narrative driven title

Streaming platform Twitch has said that users will not be permitted to stream Adults Only (AO) rated games on its service. The ban applies to all games rated AO by the ESRB in the US, regardless of the region in which they are purchased or played. The decision was made …

EA will not release this year’s FIFA 16 on handheld or Nintendo systems, it seems. "With regards to FIFA 16 there isn’t a Vita or 3DS version," EA told Pocket Gamer. "We don’t have any further detail on the mobile version but will be sure to share with you when …

Capcom has announced the next instalment in the popular Monster Hunter series. Monster Hunter X (or Monster Hunter Cross, as it seems to also be referred to) is due out this winter in Japan and is a 3DS exclusive. A Western release has not yet been announced, but an arrival …

Two years into Rising Star Games’ evolution from traditional to leading indie publisher, the firm’s developer relations man Martin Mathers asks why some firms still see indie developers as cattle to be slaughtered rather than partners to be celebrated The times, they are a-changin’ – a great song, certainly, but …