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Develop spoke to the team to find out how breaking away from its usual remit of triple-A games helped the studio find a new path

APB publisher Reloaded Games has acquired the rights to free-to-play mech battler Hawken. The purchase was announced on theHawken Facebook pagefollowing months of silence. More information on what the move means is expected at a later date. It’s a seriously great honour to be a part of the Hawken story, …

Publisher pulls the plug on Kaio: King of Pirates following series of delays

After three consecutive weeks where new IP ruled the UK retail charts, Rockstar’s crime opus Grand Theft Auto V has reclaimed its crown. The past three weeks saw 2K’s Evolve, Sony’s The Order: 1886 and Warner Bros’ Dying Light take first place in the UK software rankings. But thanks to …

Shooter set for revival after months of silence

It was a good weekend for Banjo-Kazooie fans. Developer Playtonic took to the stage at Eurogamer’s Rezzed event in London to announce that its ‘spiritual successor’ to 1998 N64 platformer Banjo Kazooie – which is still without a name – will in part be funded by Kickstarter. "If we needed, …

Following a seemingly endless string of delays, Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune’s upcoming 3DS title Kaio: King of Pirates has been cancelled. Siliconera reports on publisher Marvelous’s press release, which states the company lost 461 million – or around $3.8m – on the project gone sour. Kaio was announced back …

After successful runs on PC and mobile platforms, Goat Simulator is being flung toward Xbox consoles next month. Game Informer reports the game is expected out in April – though no exact release date has been provided as of yet. Developer Coffee Stain Studios is having Double Eleven handle the …

Cities: Skylines has taken the top spot on Steam’s best sellers list for the past week, beating out Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The victory for Cities: Skylines doesn’t come as much of a surprise, given the game sold 250,000 copies over a 24-hour stretch last week. Curiously, the fourth and …

Publisher betting big on popular fantasy IP