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Voice, video and messaging service Viber has launched its own mobile games client, Viber Games. Viber Games has already launched in Belarus, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore and the Ukraine. A staggered global rollout is planned over the coming months. Viber’s messaging service boasted more than 100m monthly active users at the …

'We would not publish Hatred on Steam'

Pocket Games and Burnt Fuse to release IdolHands and Keebles in Q1 2015

Ninja Theory’s take on the Devil May Cry franchise is getting a re-release on PS4 and Xbox One. DmC: Definitive Edition will be released on PS4 on March 17th priced at just 29.99. As well as running in 1080p and 60fps, the game also has updated textures, characters, skins and …

"That’s not what we want to see happen" – that’s Sony UK boss Fergal Gara lamenting the high prices being attracted by 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 consoles on Ebay. The machines became available last week via a pop-up Sony store. Some punters got the console for 19.94 while other paid …

Candy Crush publisher King has acquired a new studio in Singapore and is looking for UK staff to add to the roster. The outfit is called Nonstop Games and is on the hunt for developers for mobile and tablet platforms, including engineers, designers, artists and an office manager. Nonstop have …

Singapore-based studio seeking artists, game designers, Unity devs and more

Local trade body hopes changes will retain industry jobs and encourage new investment

The creative director of iOS hit 80 Days has lashed out at the typical depiction of female characters in most modern games. Telling Develop that the situation was a disaster” Jon Ingold blamed what he described as the circular logic” of execs using sales data as evidence that male-led titles …

A glitch on Friday saw a number of items being sold by Amazon sellers sold to customers for just 1p. The Guardian reports that the third party RepricerExpress software used by private sellers to list items on the site went haywire” and reduced prices on a huge range of items. …