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Crowdfunding campaign begins for randomly generated open world RPG

A new version of Guitar Hero featuring a brand new peripheral has been leaked online. Yahoo France names the game as Guitar Hero Live, as spotted by Eurogamer. The report says that it will comer with a redesigned guitar controller featuring six buttons, divided into two rows of three. Another …

The first ever Women in Games list for the Pacific region has been revealed byMCV Pacific. The list, which can be seen below, highlights the 75 most influential women, across all facets of the Australian and New Zealand Games Industries. These women are now eligible for the2015 MCV Pacific Women …

Firm’s optimisation tech used for episodic Game of Thrones and Tales from the Borderlands series

Capcom is celebrating a milestone achievement for its Monster Hunter series in the European and American market. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, which was released on February 13th, has now shipped 1m units in the West. This makes it the fastest selling game in the series in the region. Capcom notes …

Acquisitions fuel growth of company’s expanding services empire

Players of Mortal Kombat are able to buy simplified versions of the game’s iconic fatalities via the title’s in-game store. IGN reports that the game arrived yesterday with a number of optional purchases including the $29.99 Kombat Pack, which unlocks four additional characters including The Predator and Friday the 13th’s …

CEO Khaled Helioui discusses why spending time to designing your game for the Chinese market may be worthwhile

There’s still time to register to for the London leg of the Gamescom tour, which showcases plans for the 2015 event. Organisers of the big summer trade and consumer games show Gamescom are once again outlining plans for the trade and consumer event on a world tour over the next …

Digital shopping research firm Slice Intelligence estimates the Apple Watch moved 957,000 pre-orders on its first day offered in the US. Games Industry reports on Slice’s results, which are based on the company’s panel of more than 2m online shoppers who anonymously provide e-receiptsof digital purchases on a daily basis. …