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Marvel Puzzle Quest developer Demiurge Studios has been acquired by Sega. The Sonic the Hedgehog creator has also invested in UK studio Space Ape and established a majority stake in US studio startup Ignited Artists. The moves come after Sega last month announced the cutting of 300 jobs and a …

UK developer decries reviews portal as an indicator of success

Chinese firm expands foothold in Europe

Publisher also invests in Space Ape Games and Ignited Artists

The latest update to Assassin’s Creed: Unity has removed the requirement to play the game’s smartphone companion app to access all of its content. A number of blue and gold treasure cheats in the console and PC game could until now only be accessed once a player had met certain …

Two retailers have begun giving away the PlayStation TV microconsole in the US. GameSpot reports that both GameStop and Best Buy will be giving the hardware to any customer who buys a PS4 and 12-month PlayStation Plus subscription as part of a The Last of Us Remastered bundle. PlayStation TV …

Bandai Namco’s racing simulator Project Cars has suffered its second release date delay. The game had been due out on March 20th but will now release in Europe on April 2nd. The release will be slightly more staggered in the US, where it will hit Steam on April 2nd and …

Chinese mobile and web game giant Tencent is now in control of Swiss game company Miniclip. VentureBeat reports that the deal will expand Tencent’s ever-increasing presence in the European market. It already owns a majority stake in League of Legends creator Riot Games and a minority stake in Epic. It …

Capcom has detailed its 2015 Pro Tour fighting game circuit schedule, with the eSports organization offering up a prize pool of $500,000 this season. A post on the Capcom Unity blog details how the purse will be spread across 16 Ultra Street Fighter IV Premiere events at locations in Asia, …

PlayStation 4 will beat out Xbox One over the first five years of the current console era, market research company Strategy Analytics has predicted. Games Industry reports on the firm’s findings, which claim Sony’s hardware will outsell Microsoft’s by 40 per cent and is on path to reproduce the success …