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Greg M. Mitchell follows popular franchise to new Microsoft studio

Newzoo and Octoly’s monthly YouTube Game Franchises table sees Minecraft once again bossing the world of video games content on the video channel. Its 3.93bn views, however, represent a decline in the share of the overall video games audience. Having stood at 40 per cent in February it is this …

Games industry charity GamesAid raised more than 3,000 at last week’s MCV Awards. Attendees of the event were invited to give via either envelope – of which there was one on each table – or by text, by texting GAID1010 to 70070 in order to donate 10. The total amount …

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More money was ploughed into games made by Tencent in 2014 than those made by any other publisher. VentureBeat reports that Newzoo data showed that in FY 2014 Tencent’s games attracted revenues of $7.2bn. That’s up on 2013’s $5.3bn, which was also enough to see it top the rankings. It …

This year’s Gamescom will offer more room than ever for exhibitors. The event, which kicks off on August 5th in Cologne, has expanded to include Hall 5, adding an extra ten per cent (16,000 square metres) to its exhibition space. As a result the business area will be seven per …

EA has released an update to the iOS version of FIFA 15 to support the upcoming Apple Watch. Pocket Gamer reports that the Watch app allows players to receive game notifications direct to their wrist. There will also be some limited game functionality, such as conducting player transfers. The Watch …

Online video game portal and software company Curse has announced Curse Voice – an alternative VoIP option claiming to offer protection from online gaming risks” such as DDOS attacks and swattings. Speaking with Polygon, Curse CTO Michael Comperda explained how a solution like Curse Voice has become a necessity for …

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power will arrive later today on Steam Early Access for Windows PC, developer Frozenbyte has announced. The studio’s first move towards 3D-gameplay in the Trine series” will cost $19.99/€19.99/14.99 during the Early Access period. The pre-release version will include a pair of maps, with Frozenbyte …

Grand Theft Auto V continues its dominance of Steam’s top ten sellers chart, though Valve’s rankings system appears to be acting up again. The game finished first and second, which doesn’t make any sense given both positions are filled by the exact product name Grand Theft Auto V.” Sure, games …