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The US Department of Education has said that video games can play a significant role in teaching everyone from young children to students, and is hosting an event to further discuss these ideas with developers. The Games for Learning Summit will be held in New York later this month, where …

From Software's hit new IP reaches milestone in less than two weeks after release

Twitter-owned live video streaming app Periscope has been targeted by HBO following the weekend’s premiere of Game of Thrones series five. Periscope allows users to stream directly form their smartphone camera, and many users used it as an opportunity to stream the episode as it was broadcast. The Hollywood Reporter …

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin was the best-selling game of last week in Japan, but its success couldn’t keep PS4 hardware sales buoyant. According to the latest data from Famitsu, From Software’s remastered and remixed PS4 edition of the 2014 title debuted at number one with just …

There’s another virtual reality chair in the works. As reported by Eurogamer, the MMOne is a gaming chair attached to a crane that allows for three-axis rotation to reflect in-game movement. Developer Ukrainianstart-up MM-Company claims that this is the world’s first interactive VR attraction. It works with Oculus Rift DK1 …

Slow Down, Bull also a charity game, with half of proceeds going to Starlight Children’s Foundation

Google has broken European antitrust laws and as a result could be fined up to 10 per cent of its annual earnings, the European Commission has said. The search giant is accused of abusing its dominant position in the markets for general internet search services [in the EEA] by systematically …

Speakers include Facebook, Google, Sony, Bigpoint, Kabam, Gameloft, Unity and more

Ubisoft has hinted that more releases set in the Child of Light universe are on the way. Taking to Twitter, the creative director of last year’s UbiArt Frameworks RPG title, Patrick Plourde, said that more projects set in the same universe are in development. Note, projects. Plourde and Ubisoft is …

Sales and trade-in of retro hardware, games and accessories is to be reintroduced to GameStop stores in the US. IGN reports that the program is planned for introduction in 250 of its stores, with most” retro systems dating back to the NES being supported including the SNES, Mega Drive (known …