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There have been a number of changes in Nintendo’s UK team. Social media and community manager Jonathan Town and product manager Vanisha Kavia are leaving Nintendo UK this January. We are sorry to see Jonathan and Vanisha leave the Nintendo family, they have both been valuable members of the UK …

A new card game created by two Xbox designers has set the world of crowdfunding alight. Exploding Kittens is co-created by former Xbox chief design officer Elan Lee, former Xbox Entertainment principle art director Shane Small and The Oatmeal creator Matt Inman. Having sought just $10k in funding the game …

Fish and chips. Red postboxes. Cups of tea. eSports? While a stadium full of gamers, eyes glued to an intense Dota 2 match, may not currently recall images of Wembley Arena or The NEC, that could soon be set to change, as Britain’s pro-gaming sector increasingly vies for a spot …

Gfinity and Multiplay say retailers can help make eSports a major force in the UK. It comes as GAME is unveiled as the official sponsor of Multiplay’s Insomnia54 event, which takes place over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena. Its presence will include giving consumers the chance …

New Year New Job 2015: Lis Naylor, MD of recruitment firm Lis Welsh, tells us about the biggest interview pitfalls job hunters face

The first screenshots from Italian racing developer Milestone’s new IP SbastienLoeb Rally Evo have been unveiled. The screens below depict the Swedish stage from the upcoming new racer title. They also show off the technical fidelity of Milestone’s new proprietary game engine. The developer promises extra details in this new …

The Workshop Entertainment and publisher Deep Silver porting MMO to PS4 and Xbox One

Legendary developer Tim Schafer is among the new vice presidents of UK charity Special Effect. The Double Fine Productions CEO joins MP Tom Watson, the BBC’s Kate Russell, Mastertronic’s Andy Payne, UKIE boss Jo Twist and TIGA boss Richard Wilson in the new line-up. I am amazed and inspired by …

More than 850 games industry professionals – from retail to development – took part in this year’s annual salary survey. We study the results Last year’s UK average games industry salary was a drop of more than 1,500 compared with 2013’s figure. But at 29,000, the number is broadly in …

Harada confirms crossover brawler was supposed to be released much earlier