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Developer Ustwo reveals high piracy rates on Android compared to iOS

You have just under one week to fill in MCV and Develop’s 2015 Salary Survey. The survey is open to anyone in the games market, including developers, publishers, retailers, services companies and more – no matter where in the world you’re based. This is your chance to share your thoughts …

MCV is kicking off 2015 with a month of coverage on how to get a new job in the games industry, or climb further up the ladder. This January is MCV’s New Year, New Job month and we will be featuring regular interviews and job tips, both online and in …

Sony has added to its global PS4 sales info by confirming the console’s UK success in 2014. The platform holder says GfK Chart-Track data shows that PS4 was the UK’s best-selling console in 2014 and also the best-selling machine on both Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November. It was …

Kickstarter has released its annual report for 2014, showing that nearly 2,000 games were successfully funded during the period. According to the report, 2014 Kickstarter projects raised a total of $529m – beating out the $480m pledged in 2013 by considerable length. Music – Kickstarter’s most successfully funded category – …

Valve has added an FPS counter to Steam’s overlay, allowing users to check the framerate of their games without having to use third-party software such as FRAPS. Polygon reports the counter is accessible right away as part of the current Steam client beta, much to the rejoicing of account holders …

PlayStation 4 has sold more than 18.5m consoles worldwide, Sony has announced. The firm adds that 4.1m of that total were sold during the 2014 holiday shopping season, which ran from November 23rd to January 4th. Sony also revealed that 81.8m PS4 games had been sold since the system’s November …

PlayStation Plus subscriptions reach 10.9m

Call of Duty: Ghosts and Grand Theft Auto V were the most unwanted games” of Christmas this year according to one pre-owned specialist. Videogamer reports that sequels and re-releases topped Music Magpie’s Christmas and Boxing Day trade-ins as gamers looked to offload titles for which they had received a newer …