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Epic Games has revealed a new batch of selection for its Unreal Dev Grants initiative, splitting $50,000 among a trio of developers. $20,000 went to Magic and Mirrors, a three-man studio developing UE4-powered sci-fi action game Nelo for PC. The game was on display as part of Epic’s GDC booth …

The Call of Duty series has sold 175m units, Activision has revealed ahead of this year’s CoD Championship. The publisher has released an inforgraphic (below) that reveals the figure, along with a few gameplay stats. For instance, 100bn multiplayer matches have been played and 300bn grenades have been thrown in …

I Am Bread studio delivers top tips on getting your game noticed

The erasing of the Kojima Productions branding from both Metal Gear Solid V and older Metal Gear titles is down to a change in production organization”, according to Konami. The still mysterious apparent fallout between the Metal Gear creator and his employer came to light last week, along with confirmation …

As the dust settles on Gfinity’s CS:GO Spring Masters I finals last Sunday, it seems a good time to assess the results of the UK’s first eSports arena’s opening weekend. Clearly, the one that matters most, is that Team EnVyUs walked out of the Fulham Broadway Gfinity Arena with the …

There’s a twist to this year’s MCV’s famous/notorious Awards ceremony opening video – anyone attending on the night might find themselves a screen star. We’ve been regularly asked by industry execs over the last month where their invite to star in this year’s video is. Well, it’s your ticket to …

Codemasters’ F1 2015 will be released in June, distribution partner Bandai Namco has announced. This year’s game at least makes it to the start line earlier in the current season than recent entries. It will also mark the brand’s debut on PS4 and Xbox One. F1 2015 is set to …

Former Candy Crush Saga senior also predicts ‘completely immersive’ VR games may not emerge as the medium’s dominant genres

Katamari Amore, Noby Noby Boy and Ridge Racer Accelerated are among several Bandai Namco games that will see all support terminated from next week. Pocket Gamer reports that many of the titles have already been stripped of much of their functionality. Owners of Katamari Amore, for example, can no longer …

Market research firm Newzoo estimates that the Danish video games market generated $221.46 billion during 2014. This makes it the 27th biggest country in the world for video games, between its overseas neighbour Norway and Portugal in 26th and 28th, respectively. According to the latest Consumer Study of Denmark by …