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Publisher Ubisoft has very publicly put its hands in the air and admitted that the fierce reception that greeted last year’s Assassin’s Creed: Unity really hurt its workers. The game managed 70 per cent on Metacritic, which is the lowest of any main game in the series. More worrying however …

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against Sony and GAME over how last year’s 20th Anniversary PS4 competition was conducted. The ASA says that six complainants alleged that the competition’s rules had been breached, and were further aggrieved that the names of the winners had not allegedly been …

Battlefield Hardline studio losses staff members as team focuses on DLC and Star Wars

The third annual MCV Pacific Awards took place last week, with the publication honouring the best of the Pacific games industry has to offer. 227 members of the industry to honour the winners of the 16 categories over the night. EA took away the Publisher of the Year prize, while …

Intel Developer Blog: Learn how to use Phaser with this simple but comprehensive tutorial

Just one week remains to enter the Games 5s five-a-side tournament. Teams from around the industry will be coming together at the Barnet Power League to compete over the much sought-after winner’s cup. Last year’s winners Testology have already entered to defend their prize, while Rockstar Games, Exertis UK, Sports …

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Create a functional scene in Unity with this handy guide

Are you coming along to Interface tomorrow? If so, make sure to check out the intimate Live Stage conference, taking place on the same day The Live Stage – sponsored by Pollen – features talks from Sony, Nintendo and Execution Labs, alongside a live Q&A with Mind Candy. There will …

The upcoming encore to the Guitar Hero franchise has had its first tracklist revealed. Artists including The Rolling Stones, The Killers, Ed Sheeran and Skrillex had been previously announced to be making an appearance in Guitar Hero Live, but hadn’t had any tracks detailed. That’s now changed, with the formerly-revealed …