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New Year, New Job 2015: Applications now open for second year

Wii U Smash Bros owners unwilling to pay the current high prices for the official GameCube adapter now have another option. As spotted by NintendoLife, import site Play Asia is currently taking order on an unofficial GameCube controller adapter that’s compatible with Wii U, PC and Mac. It costs just …

You have just four more days to take part 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 …

There’s just one week left to getyour lobbying in for the 2015 MCV Awards. A mere seven days remain for those wanting to put forward their suggestions for hotly-contested prizes including Games Retailer, New Games Brand, PR Team and Games Publisher. Plus, this year we have new prizes for the …

600,000 copies sold across Steam and PlayStation Store

Valve planning to have a "very large presence" in San Francisco this year

The head of music at UK developer Rare has suggested that the studio will unveil at least one new title in 2015. This is a HUGE year for Rare,” Robin Beanland, alongside a picture of musical notes – which may perhaps link to a Banjo Kazooie title, owing to the …

The cheapest price developers can charge for a paid-for app on iOS has been increased to 79p. It’s only the second time that the baseline app price has been increased following its jump from 59p to 69p back in the summer of 2011. The price increase puts even more pressure …

Supergiant has revealed updated sales figure for both of its critically acclaimed titles, Bastion and Transistor. Supergiant’s debut Bastion has surpassed the 3m sales mark. The game debuted in 2011 on Xbox 360 and PC, and later released on Mac, Linux, iOS and Google Chrome platforms. Transitor has sold 600,000 …

Turtle Rock’s upcoming multiplayer shooter Evolve has gone gold, and to celebrate both the studio and the game’s publisher 2K Games are making substantial donations to charity. A post on the Evolve’s official website announces that the game is ready for release, as well as details a charitable agreement made …