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2015 will see the return of Codemasters’ action RPG franchise, Overlord. Overlord: Fellowship of Evil is the first entry in the series since the triple-hit of Overlord II, Overlord: Dark Legend and Overlord: Minions in 2009. The new game will see Tomb Raider (2013) writer Rhianna Pratchett come back to …

UPDATE: Argos is offering the same 289.99 deal as GAME. Sony has seemingly reacted to the recent Xbox One price cut by reducing the PS4’s UK price yet further. As spotted by GameSpot, a number of retailers are currently offering the machine for under 290. Tesco, Amazon and Argos are …

Episodic spin-off picks optimisation tool for speedy development

Firm offering lucrative publishing deal to games that deserve a larger audience

Tickets are now available for Endemol’s Legends of Gaming Live, which takes place this September at Alexandra Palace. The event takes place at Alexandra Palace from Friday September 4th, with tickets available for the morning and afternoon sessions. They cost 21.99 per person and grant access to the expo hall …

The BFI has released figures for the first full year of UK games tax relief, reporting a UK spend of 14m towards the production of approved titles. That’s just shy of the 15m that was budgeted for tax breaks between April 2014 and March 2015. Tax breaks for UK games …

Assassin's Creed creator finally breaks silence about first game from new studio Panache Digital

We speak to Jeremy Borum about creating music for games, and how composers can draw on other forms of entertainment

Ancestors: the Humankind Odyssey will be the first game to emerge from Patrice Dsilets’ studio Panache Digital. Our game is a third person action-adventure survival episodic game,” the studio has said. Through each episodes, we want the player to relive the greatest moments of mankind with a documentary twist. Our …

Industry veteran Andy Payne has joined the board of eSports firm European Gaming League (EGL). Payne takes on the role on top of his duties as MD and chairman of publisher Mastertronic and chair of trade body UKIE. I am honoured and flattered to be asked to join EGL,” Payne …