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Horror-focused indie studio Frictional Games has announced its upcoming sci-fi release SOMA will arrive this September. The game has been in development at the studio for nearly five years, and will be Frictional’s first release since its hit Amnesia: The Dark Descent in 2010 (its 2013 sequel A Machine for …

GameStop has reported better-than-expected quarterly results for the period concluded at the beginning of May. Total revenue for the three-month stretch was up 3.2 per cent to $2.06bn, while net income jumped 8.5 per cent to $73.8m. The American retail chain also boasted a 17 per cent increase in operating …

An advanced guide to using Layer Styles for your game

In the fourth and final part of his regular column, Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley shares his insights from the launch of his first self-published console game, Zombie Army Trilogy The early results are in for Zombie Army Trilogy, Rebellion’s first self-published console title. I’m pleased to say we are on …

Having just moved from Beta to public release, product manager Tyler Georgeson explains how the animation system reflects a changing industry

Konami will be doing more in the mobile games market, but it is not abandoning its console business. This comes from a fully translated version of the Nikkei interview with Konami president Hideki Hayakawa. A summary of the interview had already been translated earlier this month, and it seemed to …

Though the soul of eSports growth in the past few decades has been a grassroots community, the heart has certainly been increasing sponsorship. According to this year’s Newzoo report, 30 percent of revenue in the industry comes from sponsors – almost identical to the 31 percent seen in traditional sports. …

Before launch, I would have wagered that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt would be a moderate success. There was no doubt it was a graphically impressive and highly ambitious title – reflected in the seemingly endless parade of ‘Best of Show and ‘Most Anticipated Game’ prizes it has picked up. …

EA’s Need for Speed reboot will require an online connection to play. That’s according to the game’s official Twitter account, who responded to a fan’s query about online yesterday (below). EA announced its new Need for Speed title last week, saying that it was to be a reboot of the …

More than 75 job vacancies open at US studios