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A 17-year-old member of hacker group Lizard Squad has pleaded guilty to 23 charges, including swatting. This is as reported by local Canadian news publication Tri-city News – and spotted by Ars Technica. The teenager can’t be identified because of his age, but has admitted to crimes including extortion, public …

'We want to do our bit for the young bloods from university. People who are really eager and haven’t got a position in the industry'

Guide for first-time developers using GameMaker: Studio

World of Tanks firm teams up with Belarus mobile dev Melesta Games

New live-streaming service DingIt says it will launch a 24/7 eSports streaming channel. The Twitch rival launched in February of this year, and the firm says it has already grown its user base from 7,000 to over 100,000 in two months. We have about 250,000 broadcasters on board and had …

Members of the games industry gathered yesterday to compete over the much sought after MCV Games 5s football tournament winners cup. But it was Football Manager company Sports Interactive that lifted the trophy at the end of the day, besting GAME DC – one of two teams from the retailer …

Dying Light studio sends first-person fantasy game back to the drawing board

Dan Marshall is one of the longest-serving members of the UK indie community, and one of its most renowned names. Initially a bedroom hobbyist coder behind the likes of PC indie games ‘Time Gentleman, Please’, and ‘Ben There, Dan That’, Marshall rose to prominence when he was commissioned by Channel …

Two prizes go to Microsoft-owned Danish studio Press Play

nDreams CEO Patrick O’Luanaigh on responsible VR design and dealing with player fears