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A day after its PC release, Grand Theft Auto V is vaulting up Steam’s top games by current player count chart. VG247 points to Steam’s stat page, which currently shows the game peaking at over 300,000 concurrent users today. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s sold 300,000 copies in less than …

With a refresh of the 2D game creation tool on the way, we take a look at what users can expect from Marmalade Quick

Developer Freestyle Games has said that it is not currently planning to release a new version of Guitar Hero or a new guitar controller every year. A new entry in the series, called Guitar Hero Live, was announced just moments ago. We recognise times have changed," creative director and studio …

New content marketplace debuts in London on Thursday, May 14th

PS4 exclusive Bloodborne is now a million-seller. Gematsu reports that as of April 5th the game had sold 1m units. That includes both physical and digital sales of the game. The game was released in the UK on March 27th but arrived in other territories earlier – the US got …

Distance learning provider challenges trade body’s version of events

FACEIT, the competitive platform that gives players a chance to earn points and prizes, is adapting their league to suit pro Dota players needs, too. The league format, which organises matches for players of similar skill in order for them to earn FACEIT points, has been used with the help …

Guitar Hero is coming back this year, Activision has confirmed. The publisher has officially announced the long-rumoured return for the rock series for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360 and Wii U this autumn. Under the name Guitar Hero Live, the title is being created by Freestyle Games, the same studio …

One of this year’s breakout PC hits has passed a big sales milestone. Cities: Skylines, which was released on Steam last month, has now sold over 1m copies across PC, Mac and Linux in a little over a month. Paradox has also announced that users have created 33,000 mods for …

Develop asks why the extra work can be worth the effort