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Sony will not host a press conference at this year’s Gamescom. GameSpot reports that the platform holder will instead host a press briefing at Paris Games Week in October. We’re delighted to announce that we will be hosting an international media briefing at Paris Games Week on 27th October,” the …

Dave Luehmann joins Dallas studio as VP of production

A lawsuit alleging that Sony misrepresented PS4 shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall has been dismissed. Courthouse News reports that the motion has been dismissed with prejudice”, meaning that further action on the issue cannot be taken. It seems that plaintiff Douglas Ladore and Sony settled out of court, the terms of …

Nintendo dispels myths and mysteries about its digital games platform on May 14th

The resurrection of ‘90s virtual pet simulator Tamagotchi in the form of an app for Apple Watch has seen it shoot to number one in the paid App Store charts. Bandai Namco originally reintroduced the Japanese toy craze to iOS back in 2013. Last week, however, saw the mobile reincarnation …

The mobile game that started it all is getting a touchscreen makeover from its original creator. For many 1997’s Snake, which came pre-installed on many Nokia’s in the late ‘90s, was their first taste of gaming on the move. The Guardian reports that Taneli Armanto, who worked at Nokia for …

Virtual reality headset finally set to ship to the public

Oculus has finally announced a release date for virtual reality powerhouse Oculus Rift. The company says that the headset will ship to consumers in Q1 2016, meaning it could arrive at the same time as Sony’s Project Morpheus, which is currently due out in the first half of 2016. Steam’s …

Indigo Pearl PR Robbie Paterson has worked with a number of indie developers and publishers including infamous Hotline Miami firm Devolver Digital. Here he shares some of the lessons he has learnt about doing PR for these smaller titles. Welcome to my bid to educate the nation on the finer …

DeltaDNA's Isaac Roseboom on understanding player behaviour