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In 2014 a retro-themed NES-style platformer launched onto Wii U, 3DS and PC. The game was called Shovel Knight, a title funded via Kickstarter and made by a team of veterans of California-based developer WayForward Technologies. The first time they all worked together was on old-school fighting game Double Dragon …

Online giant names new director of games operations and head of localisation

Shadow of Mordor dev discusses how it enabled players to create their own stories

The European Gaming League is the latest eSports organiser to team up with a communications and ad agency in an effort to take the fledgling business mainstream. EGL has announced that advertising and communications agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) has taken shares in the business. It follows news that event …

Nintendo looks to be taking a leaf out of its toys-to-life competitor’s books by releasing variants of its existing Amiibo figures. Neogaf users perusing a product safety certification page posted to Nintendo’s website spotted that two of the links (both of which are now removed) led to images of a …

Veteran designer discusses the changing standards of how video game quality is judged

Orland has had a passion for audio, music, film, television, radio, video games and all forms of media and pop culture from before she could even remember. Having initial studied Radio and TV arts in Toronto, she moved to London to take a Masters degree in Audio Production at the …

HMV has started selling a range of Minecraft fan fiction. The Battle for the Nether and Invasion of the Overworld from the Gameknight999 Adventureseries by Mark Cheverton were first stocked by the retailer in October after they were published in September. And they were amongst the Minecraft products that helped …

Online games store Hitari has opened a new brand called Hitari Technology. The site – HitariTech.co.uk – is dedicated to PC components, software, tablets, and launches with a catalogue of 62,000 products. The firm aims to be stocking 1m items within twelve months, and will continue to sign up new …

The teams behind MCV and Develop are hosting a brand new event in May for developers to showcase their games, find investors and pitch ideas. Interface takes place on May 14th in central London and will bring together developers, publishers, platform holders, investors and funding experts. Interface will connect indies, …