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Koei Tecmo’s most recent entry in the Nobunaga’s Ambition franchise will receive release in Europe and North America this September. According to an update on the publisher’s Facebook page, the game has been renamed Nobunanga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence for its western release. It will arrive stateside on September 1st …

Nintendo has revealed US qualifiers for the company’s recently announced Nintendo World Championships revival will take place later this month. Eight qualifying events will take place simultaneously (excluding the time zone differences) across America on May 30th from 10 am to 7 pm local time. Entrants will be playing the …

Exec leaves after more than 20 years with the company

Developer based in Manchester and includes Evolution staff

PlayStation is setting up a development studio in North West England dedicated to make games for its Project Morpheus VR headset. As spotted by Eurogamer, Sony has been advertising for experienced developers on its job site for a ‘North West Studio’ to work exclusively on content for Project Morpheus. Eurogamer …

AlphaDraft, a fantasy eSports betting site, has become the latest such venture to secure capital investment to the tune of $5m. The site, which launched in January of this year, also announced that they intend to pay out $5m in prizes and money throughout the course of 2015. The news …

OPM's Nathan Adcock on how to increase your chances of getting a job in games

Playmob’s Nick Taylor explains why charity partnerships are not just about raising money

Virtual reality firm Oculus says it won’t be blocking porn on its Rift VR headset. That’s according to Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, who – as reported by Variety – on stage at the first Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference was asked if the firm had any plans to block X-rated …

Intel Developer Blog: Breaking the myth of what hackathons are really like