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M2H founder Mike Hergaarden on promoting mobile games in a world that is full to bursting, and why web gaming could hold the answer to discoverability

Copies of Far Cry 4 that have been deactivated from gamers’ accounts were originally acquired from EA’s Origin retail platform. Over the weekend, Far Cry fans complained that their games no-longer worked after Ubisoft deactivated them. The fans accused Ubisoft of removing the games because they were bought from cheap …

Developers utilizing Unreal Engine 4 can now make games specifically for Ouya, the microconsole company has announced. The Unreal Engine blog hosts an announcement from the Ouya team, which explains devs will need an Unreal Engine subscription as well as their Unreal account linked via GitHub to download the Ouya …

Oculus VR’s Story Studio has debuted its first film – an animated short dubbed Lost” – at the Sundance Film Festival this week. Variety reports on the film, which was developed specifically for a virtual 360-degree environment. It is intended to unfold in about five minutes,” in which the viewer …

Hyrule Warriors has shipped a million copies internationally since its launch last year, publisher Koei Tecmo has announced. A Koei Tecmo Europe representative confirmed the milestone to Joystiq, and the company is celebrating by releasing a batch of desktop wallpapers based on the fighting mash-up. Hyrule Warriors originally launched last …

Chris Boyd, malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes, reveals the latest tactics being adopted by cyber criminals in their attempts to steal from gamers Gaming accounts are one of the hottest targets for black hats as we roll into 2015. Any form of financial investment in gaming – from paid memberships …

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A new Government-funded organisation has been set-up to help developers stamp out bugs and online issues in their games. Tony Dyhouse, director of the Trustworthy Software Initiative, explains Is the pressure on developers to rush new games to market causing more to be released before they are truly ready? Recent …

Studio investing in development of original IP

Continuing our series of accounts from Alacrity Falmouth students, Phoebe Herring reflects on the tough decisions made in the programme's early stages