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Publisher Activision has been issuing copyright strikes on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare videos that depict either game glitches and/or cheating, a report claims. Eurogamer says that video network Machinima has emailed partners to warn of the action, saying: "Activision is being particularly vigilant about their Call of Duty videos …

Crowdfunded space exploration game already nearing $63m in consumer donations

Goodgame’s Sinikka Compart on the skills needed to be a quality assurance lead

Recruiter Véronique Lessard tells us what the studio is looking for in new employees

Publisher Ubisoft has risked provoking the wrath of the consumer press once again by admitting that it will not be supplying pre-release review copies of upcoming racer The Crew until the day before the game arrives. We know that many of you will be eager to turn to experts for …

Intel Developer Blog: The tools you need to develop, design and deliver your apps

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines fan remake Project Vaulderie has been shut down by Eve Online developer CCP Games. According to the group behind Project Vaulderie, the studio – which currently holds the rights to the action RPG franchise – has issued a Cease & Desist letter regarding any further …

Dark Souls II is heading to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles next year, publisher Bandai Namco has announced. The re-release of From Software’s challenging action-RPG sequel will launch on Sony and Microsoft’s latest hardware in April 2015. The title will carry new in-game events, item descriptions and additional NPCs …

The first episode of Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series will indeed launch next month, according to the game’s pre-order page on Steam. The new listing of the game’s PC and Mac versions on the distributor reveals specs, along with a December launch window for the first of the …

Devolver Digital’s pigeon dating simulator – yes, pigeon dating simulator – is getting a PS4 and Vita release next year. The game, which was released earlier this year on PC, is based on Hato Moa‘s visual novel and has already won itself a cult following. I never dreamt when I …