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Playtonic Games’ Kickstarter campaign for Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Laylee is scheduled to begin later today. A post on the indie studio’s website confirms the crowdfunding effort kicks off on May 1st at 5pm BST, though no word on how long it’ll run for. The game stars the chameleon Yooka and …

Mobile games publisher Glu has signed on new celebrity partner Britney Spears to a five-year deal. Games Industry reports the deal revolves around a mobile game featuring the pop star, with the untitled game currently scheduled for release in 2016. "I am thrilled to add Grammy Award-winning legend Britney Spears …

Development for Watch Dogs 2 is already underway at Ubisoft, according to multiple reports. VideoGamer was the first to spot a now removed listing on Ubisoft senior gameplay programmer Julien Risse’s LinkedIn profile, which mentions Watch Dogs 2” along with Watch Dogs and its Bad Blood DLC. Ubisoft has talked …

In news that will of little surprise, Deep Silver’s Dead Island 2 has been significantly delayed. The game was announced in June last year at E3 and had until now had a spring 2015 release date. Despite the fact it is now spring, however, radio silence has been more or …

The team behind Far Cry 4 has started a fund to help the millions of people whose lives have been affected by the recent earthquake in Nepal. The developers will match donations up to the first $100,000. All funds will go to the Canadian Red Cross, which is mobilising a …

14.8 million consoles sold during the fiscal year ending March 31st

The brain is a muscle, right? Whether or not a court agrees with this could decide whether eSports takes another big step towards a perceived legitimacy as a sport. The Daily Dot reports that the English Bridge Union is currently contesting a Sport England’s decision to exclude bridge as a …

YoYo Games to showcase Windows 10 Universal Apps at Microsoft's Build 2015 conference

The European Court of Justice has backed government calls to exclude workers at stores with fewer than 20 employees from the right to redundancy consultation. Employees who lost their jobs in the Woolworths collapse of 2008 have been arguing through the courts that they are due a payout thanks to …

Developers can take advantage of Vive headset features including motion controls and laser-based tracking solution Lighthouse