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Our widely-read annual market valuation returns next month, and will be launched at a special breakfast briefing in central London. For the last three years, MCV has drawn together a variety of data sources to present a comprehensive overview of where consumer spending on games in the UK goes – …

The co-founder of indie developer Vlambeer has said that the GamerGate hate campaign that came to define 2014 was something that could not have been avoided. GamerGate was inevitable,” Rami Ismail told the Guardian. These movements have been in motion since the early 2000s, and what has happened is fascinating …

You’ve already seen Kevin Spacey in the main game, and now more Hollywood talent has stepped up to star in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s upcoming zombie DLC. The Exo Zombies mode DLC coming later this month stars John Malkovich, Bill Paxton, Rose McGowan, and Jon Bernthal – all of …

Entry into the closed beta for Blizzard’s in development MOBA Heroes of the Storm can now be bought. The studio has launched what it calls the Founder’s Pack. For 29.99 players get access to the game and the use of three heroes – Jim Raynor (from StarCraft), Diablo (from, as …

Studio unable to secure funding to continue work on shooter

PlayStation’s first original TV series, Powers, will hit PSN in March. The first three episodes, released on March 10th, will be free to all PSN members, while the remaining seven episodes will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, with a new one arriving every Tuesday. The series had originally been …

Organizers for annual Smash Bros tournament Apex have confirmed frontman Johnathan Alex Strife” Lugo will no longer be involved with the event, following multiple sexual harassment allegations. Kotaku has an in-depth report covering the string of accusations that have come in over the past few days regarding Strife’s harassment of …

Microsoft has dated the Xbox One arrival of State of Decay, detailing the game’s upcoming Year-One Survival Edition. The new release will be available for both Xbox One and PC platforms, with an upgrade plan in place for Xbox 360 owners of the original release as well. The Year-One Survival …

Robert Bowling’s Robotoki has shut down, forcing the developer to put the indie studio’s upcoming title Human Element on hiatus.” Bowling opened up the company in 2012, following his stint as creative strategist with Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward. "This week we have ceased operations at Robotoki and the …

A ten per cent discount will be available to PSN users this weekend as par of Sony’s apology for the service’s Christmas outage. Kicking off at 9:00am this Friday (January 23rd) and running until 9:00am the following Monday (January 26th), PSN users will be able to use a promotional code …