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Attendees at yesterday’s inaugural Interface event were treated to a full day of insightful talks and panel sessions designed to help developers get their games out there. Highlights included a closing keynote from Sony’s Shahid Ahmad, a pitching workshop from Jon Torrens, a panel of PR experts on how to …

Industry figureheads offer advice on publishing, funding, pitching, marketing and more

Critically acclaimed PC RPG Divinity: Original Sin is to receive an ‘Enhanced Edition’ release on PS4 and Xbox one. Furthermore, existing PC owners will also upgraded to the new release for free. Developer Larian Studios says the game has been reworked for controllers and will receive a new split-screen co-op …

Studio releases source code for game and VRage engine

Ubisoft has confirmed a pre-Christmas release date for tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege. The game will be released on PS4, Xbox One and PC worldwide on October 13th. It’s the first game in the series since 2008’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2. A number of editions have been announced – The …

The concluding chapter in CD Projekt Red’s trilogy of RPGs starring monster-slayer Geralt is days from release. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will land on PS4, Xbox One and PC next Tuesday, May 19th. This follows two delays for the game, the latest pushing it from February into this month, …

Create a visually impressive user interface similar to that seen in The Division

Blizzard has announced the first official global tournament series for its MOBA Heroes of the Storm will take place later this year at BlizzCon 2015. The eSports competition will offer $1.2m in cash and prizes, with $200,000 of that pool designated for the winning team. Regional championships for North America, …

Superdata has released its latest monthly report on US digital game revenue, with the market showing year-over-year growth thanks to Grand Theft Auto V’s PC release. US digital revenue in April was up 15 per cent to $1.1bn, with Superdata crediting Take-Two and Rockstar’s PC port for driving the strong …

UPDATE: To be clear, if a console is suspended from Xbox Live for a violation of the Terms of Use, it can still be used offline," a Microsoft spokesperson told MCV, denying that any consoles had been ‘bricked’ remotely. "Microsoft enforcement action does not result in a console becoming unusable. …