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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

But switch to new architecture requires "significant amount of work"

Florida-based toy firm Jazwares has expanded its offering in the UK. The company, which produces Minecraft, Plants vs Zombies and Terraria toys, has opened a UK warehouse so that it can supply smaller outlets. The firm opened a UK office in 2013, but had to buy products in bulk from …