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Valve has released this year’s Digital Compendium ahead of the Dota 2 International eSports tournament. 25 per cent of the Compendium’s $9.99 cost is added to the tournament’s overall prize pool. Furthermore, the more people who buy the Compendium the more content is unlocked for all owners. The kitty currently …

The first official details on the PC version of Hidetaka ‘Swery65′ Suehiro’s D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die have been revealed by developer Access Games. There have been quite a few changes from the Xbox One version, not least of which is the removal of Kinect controls and the addition of …

That might read like an odd headline when you consider we’ve just launched indie game month and we have an entire event dedicated to this audience in just two weeks. But, does anyone know what the term ‘indie game’ is supposed to represent anymore? Independence has been a constant theme …

Outsourcer worked on game environments and provided project management tools

Creative England's Jaspal Sohal offers advice on grabbing attention when pitching your game

Former King man and Candy Crush mastermind Tommy Palm thinks VR is not only nearly upon us, but is destined to become a mass-market proposition. One of the most important takeaways from massively popular mobile games like Candy Crush Saga, is that the majority of all gamers span across many …

Special recruitment guide will be included in June issue and heading to E3, putting your vacancies in front of thousands of job-seekers

MCV will be publishing daily online articles dedicated to indie games development and publishing. Our indie games month will feature some of the biggest names in the sector, discussing development, publishing and financing independently-created video games. It begins today, with an interview with Yooka-Laylee creators Playtonic, while Futurlab owner James …

Or should that be ‘only’ ten years old? Because it can sometimes be hard to remember a time when internet video wasn’t just a click/swipe away. But it wasn’t until May 2005 that YoutUbe launched, and even then it was only in beta. It would be another six months before …

Mortal Kombat has made its mark in the competitive eSports scene following the success of the ESL’s Fatal 8 tournament. The four-hour tournament totalled over 200k hours watched with peak concurrent viewers of 85,449. There were also official viewing parties in both London and Paris, while #Fatal8 trended on Twitter …