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After developing the critically-acclaimed first-person shooter Tribes: Ascend, Hi-Rez Studios decided to make its move into eSports with a brand new MOBA title – Smite. Stewart Chisam tells MCV about the firm’s journey into the world of pro-gaming How did Hi-Rez get involved in competitive gaming? We made our first …

A Humble Bundle consisting of Star Wars-themed games, released to raise money for Unicef, has already topped $1m in sales. Kicked off on February 3rd, the Star Wars Humble Bundle has generated more than $1.3m since its launch, with over 134,000 sales. The deal will remain active for a further …

Sperry started out in Publishing working for US giantMcGraw-Hill. In five years there she worked her way up from Publishing Assistant to Publisher. Although I was managing over fifty Authors, I always felt a step removed from the creative process,” she says. So in 1997 she contacted Malsara Thorn at …

Online games company Jagex is now accepting payment with cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The firm is partnering up with online payment services BitPay and Ayden to allow customers to pay with Bitcoin. RuneScape fans will be able to purchase both memberships and microstransactions with the digital currency. Jagex is the latest company …

Six brand new releases resulted in a brand-new chart-topping title in Japan last week. According to the latest data provided by Famitsu, last week’s top dog Tales of Zestiria was knocked down to third place, as unit sales of the title fell by almost 300,000. In its place sat Atlus’ …

Indie special will be on GDC show floor next month

Crystal Dynamics hands over the reigns to experienced Dutch studio for last-gen version

'Markets, like China, without the baggage of the US console market, could be the game console leaders in ten years,' says CEO Julie Uhrman

I started my career with both games and Team 17 when I applied for a QA Tester position back in 2011,” says Team 17 senior PR executive Bethany Aston. From there I got my head down, worked hard and made sure Debbie Bestwick, Team 17’s Managing Director, knew my aspirations …

YouTube popularity translates to sales for London studio's hit game