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Australia has seemingly lost its last triple-A games developer. A source has toldKotaku Australiathat 2K Australia, the company’s studio in Canberra, is closing and all staff are out of work. "We can confirm we have taken steps to begin the studio closure process for 2K Australia in order to better …

Bandai Namco has announced what is says is the definite final release date for Project Cars. We can now guarantee a release date for Project Cars for May 8th for PS4, Xbox One and PC,” the publisher said on Twitter. The racer, in development at Slightly Mad Studios, has previously …

More than 155m people play games in the United States, a new report from the Entertainment Software Association claims. Th ESA has this and several other interesting figures to skim in its 2015 Essential Facts report, which was put together by surveying the gaming habits and attitudes of 4,000 American …

A new Monster Hunter role-playing game is in development for 3DS, Capcom has announced. Unveiled with a trailer at a Monster Hunter Festa event in Japan, Monster Hunter Stories seems to be a departure from previous Monster Hunter titles with its humor and cartoon-like look. The game will launch on …

EA has announced it will drop support for free-to-play PC titles Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free, FIFA World and Need for Speed World. A post on the EA Blog reveals the company will shut down servers on July 15th, with the explanation being that the games are not as popular as …

Country's last triple-A developer closes doors

Mobile and app payment expert Pollen VC has signed on to help provide a live stage element for upcoming event Interface. Organised by Develop and its sister publication MCV, Interface brings developers and publishers together, allowing the former to pitch and present new games. Alongside the private meetings, expo and …

Joost van Dreunen, CEO of research firm SuperData, tells us why the PC gaming market is booming, and how it is leading the way for the games industry Today, industry and consumers alike fall over themselves to tell us about the booming future of mobile gaming and their predictions for …

Velocity capital firm will offer market insight as part of May 14th’s content marketplace event

Apple’s successful Asian strategy has seen Chinese iOS owners download more apps than their American counterparts for the first time. VentureBeat speculates that last year’s launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus was the catalyst, with Chinese consumers typically preferring smartphones with larger screens. Both models featured bigger …