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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 …

One of the key people in Candy Crush Saga’s move from web to smartphone has left King. Venturebeat reports that Tommy Palm has quit the firm to forma a new startup called Resolution Games which will, among other things, work on virtual reality entertainment. The new venture is based in …

The Xbox One release of two Xbox and PC exclusives have been given a release date. Ori and the Blind Forest, which was announced at E3 last year, will arrive on both Xbox One and PC on March 11th. The stylish platformer has a US price of $19.99. There’s no …

Katy Ellis, account executive at experiential marketing firm Amplify, shares her journey through the games industry and offers her tips for applying for jobs. How would you summarise your role? Working in an account team at Amplify is all about bringing brands to life and turning consumers into fans through …

Yet another last-gen game is making the move to PS4 and Xbox One. 2K has announced that Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel are being bundled into a single SKU called Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, which will be released on both consoles on March 27th. Those who already own the …

The next game from French developer Dontnod has been revealed. It’s called Vampyr and will be published by Focus Home Interactive, according to the publisher’s PR agency Dead Good Media. The only info we have to go on is the graphic below, which suggests a gothic or Victorian setting – …

Steam users are now able to watch their friends play games thanks to the latest Steam Client update. To use a feature simply head over to your friends list and bring up the drop-down menu next to anyone in-game. A ‘Watch Game’ option will then appear. The user in question …

Publisher Chorus is bringing localised version of a number of titles to the Asian mobile market, including smartphone hit The Room. It’s all part of a deal that has secured to the rights to not only Fireproof’s puzzle hit but also five other titles – Dragon Finga, Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker, …

nDreams has secured 1.75m in investment to continue expanding its plans for virtual reality game development. The company aims to use the funding from investment business Mercia Technologies to explore publishing and acquisition deals for other VR titles. nDreams currently has five of its own VR projects in development, including …