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Alpha-funded simulation title Prison Architect has sold more than 1m copies since its original public release in September 2012. Introversion’s latest hasn’t even officially launched yet – the game is currently on Steam as an Early Access release – and already the team has plans for both console and mobile …

Developer Roll7 has officially unveiled the sequel to its multi-platform skateboarding hit OlliOlli with a new gameplay trailer. As previously reported when it was first teased last fall, OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood will be a timed-exclusive for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita platforms. The title introduces terrain with ramps, …

Microconsole maker Ouya has reportedly struck a $10m investment deal with Chinese internet firm Alibaba. The Wall Street Journal indicates that Alibaba’s investment is part of a push into China’s budding console market. According to people familiar with the matter,” the two businesses have agreed on a deal that will …

Well, if there’s one person who can sort out GamerGate it could well be Ice-T. Law & Order spin off series Special Victims Unit will next month feature an episode entitled Intimidation Game” that sees a female game developer endure a torrent of online abuse and an assault at a …

Match-three game garners seven million downloads to date

Nintendo has unleashed a live-action TV ready to maximise the nostalgia surrounding the upcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D. The 30-second short is small on detail, but gives a basic outline of the game’s plot and draws successfully on a number of iconic images and sounds …

Aardvark Swift celebrates higher uptake for its student initiative as round one of the competition begins

From Software’s Bloodborne will be getting the PS4 console bundle treatment in Europe. A hardware SKU containing a black console, black controller and the game will arrive on March 27th alongside the release of the title itself. Pre-orders don’t appear to be up anywhere as of yet, although a listing …

New Year New Job 2015: Zerolight's Erin Turnbull discusses what skills devs can bring to other industries, and why those sectors might appeal to game makers looking for something new

Nintendo’s latest attempt to reach out to YouTubers has been ill received. Fuck you Nintendo,” PewDiePie said of the latest proposal, in which Nintendo would offer video creators between 60-70 per cent of their ad revenues in return for permission to create videos featuring its products. What they are missing …