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Driveclub developer Evolution could be about to lose half of its staff. As many as 55 jobs could be lost at the Runcorn studio, according to two separate sources speaking to Eurogamer. The redundancies are affecting many of the permanent staff, although some are hopeful that they may be retained …

Bat-fans will have to wait a few more weeks to experience the conclusion to Rocksteady’s Arkham trilogy of Batman titles. Batman: Arkham Knight, which is to be published by Warner Bros, has been moved from release on PS4, Xbox One and PC on June 2nd to June 23rd. The move …

Warner Bros’ Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham City are the latest games to be given the PS4 and Xbox One remaster treatment, if online claims are to be believed. IGN Italy, as reported by GameSpot, reckons both games will be released on next-gen consoles this Christmas. The report also suggests …

But series creator does not commit to future beyond The Phantom Pain

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Free-to-play 3DS game Pokmon Shuffle has been downloaded more than 2.5m times since launching just over a month ago. The match-three game – which lets gamers play five sessions per day – wasannounced earlier this yearamongst a slew of seemingly contrary announcements regarding Nintendo’s stance on mobile games. It hit …

The owner of 505 Games has acquired a 2.67 per cent stake in Payday and Brothers developer Starbreeze. The deal, worth $5m, values the Swedish studio at $187m. The agreement also brings with it a two-year extension to the existing partnership between the pair, with Digital Bros investing $13.4m into …

Nintendo’s free-to-play venture proves to be successful

Publisher providing $13.4m investment for Payday game development

Curse is the latest Gold Partner to be announced for the 2015 MCV Awards. "We’re delighted to once again be working in partnership with MCV as a sponsor of this year’s awards," commentedJoseph Noone, UK sales manager at Curse. "Curse is proud of the achievements of the UK games industry …