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Both the premium Professional and free Personal versions of Unity 5 are now available. Unity has made significant adjustments to what features are and are not excluded from the free release. In Unity 5, all the features of the engine and editor – including 3D texture support and optimized visual …

OSVR releases updated Hacker Development Kit

After 10 years on RPG series, writer decides “it’s time for something new”

Sony says growth of freemium games on consoles will continue for years to come

Square Enix’s new Dragon Quest spin-off has helped Sony’s PS4 and Vita place top of Japan’s hardware rankings once again. Dragon Quest Heroes: Yamiryu to Sekaiju no Shiro, the first action-RPG in the long-running RPG series, debuted at the top of the software chart, with the PS3 edition of the …

The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association has revealed that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the best selling game in Australia last year. What’s more surprising, however, is the game that came second – Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs. In doing so it beat heavy-hitters such as EA’s FIFA 15 (3rd), Rockstar’s …

Microsoft reveals more indie-developed titles heading to Xbox One

Incubator studio reportedly being merged with Soho Productions

Mac and Windows support on the way, plus Fuse Powered’s monetisation engine

Elite co-deveoper and Raspberry Pi trustee to pic up accolade at next week’s ceremony in London