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Developer Jagex has launched a new game today, and is letting gamers play it for free this weekend. Anyone that likes the title, can then buy it for 15% off for a week. The new title is Block N Load, a multiplayer shooter that is available via Steam. The free …

Unity developers will soon have the ability to build games for the HoloLens headset, Microsoft revealed earlier today at its Build developer conference. In a post on Unity’s company blog, lead developer Scott Flynn states that both Personal and Pro editions of Unity will be updated with support for Hololens …

The upcoming worldwide launch of Namco’s RPG Tales of Zestiria appears to be more than just a PS3 release, despite Sony’s last-gen hardware currently being the only confirmed platform for the game. VG247 reports on a listing from Dutch retailer Nedgame, which indicates the game will arrive at Europe shops …

Microsoft has extended an open invitation to mobile developers to port iOS and Android apps to Windows and sell them via the Windows Store. Gamasutra reports on the announcement at Microsoft’s Build developer conference, currently taking place in San Francisco. The firm is introducing new software development kits designed to …

The founder of one of the world’s largest mod communities has argued that paid mods may be a vital revenue source for games in an increasingly hostile digital marketplace. Our reluctance to pay for anything digital, is forcing the music, movie and games industries to adapt,” ModDB founder Scott Reismanis …

Two more companies are on board for our new games industry event Interface, where they will be seeking potential new partnerships with games developers. Ripstone and Fireproof Games join the likes of 505 Games, Rising Star, Curve Digital, Tilting Point and Green Man Loaded, who will all be on the …

New games event takes place in central London on Thursday, May 14th

Leaked benchmark tests of Intel’s upcoming Skylake CPUs suggest users can expect performance improvements of around 15 per cent compared to current processors. PC Gamer reports that the Skylake i7-6700K benches at around 15 per cent ahead of the existing Haswell i7-4790K. That’s pretty much in line with the sort …

Warner Bros has announced a Game of the Year release for its Lord of the Rings outing Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. As is the way with such things, the SKU will contain the main game and all of its post-release DLC including The Lord of The Hunt and The Bright …

Nextpeer VP Guy Books takes a look as some of the best free software to help get your mobile game discovered