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Social games publisher Big Fish Games has been acquired for $485m by US company Churchill Downs. The Kentucky-based firm deals in horse-racing and casinos, with its acquisition of Big Fish expected to be complete by the end of the year. Games Industry reports that in addition to the $485m, Churchill …

Software development kit includes integration with Unity 4.5

Oculus VP of mobile Max Cohen tells Develop how it's helping devs prepare for VR on smartphones

Deal with Kentucky-based Churchill Downs could be valued at up to $885m

PlayStation platform holder Sony is targeting the cable TV market with a new video on demand service. Interesting, PlayStation Vue will not be a PlayStation-only product, with an iPad version already in development alongside the PS4 and PS3 releases. It will launch with around 75 channels in the US including …

Assassin's Creed creator reveals first project since leaving Ubisoft

Bandai Namco has reported an increase in income and sales for the company’s first half of fiscal 2015. For the period between April 1st and September 30th 2014, net income was up 8.5 per cent year-on-year to $184,000, while net sales reached $2.2m – a 13.5 per cent increase compared …

Ubisoft’s stock took a hit today in the wake of the firm’s rocky launch of Assassin’s Creed: Unity. Yahoo reports company shares are down to $3.29 compared to Tuesday’s closing price of $3.62 – a dip of 9.12 per cent, effectively restoring shares to the levels they were at prior …

The Xbox One is rapidly approaching 10m units shipped, Microsoft has revealed. The firm announced on Xbox Wire that the milestone will be reached shortly, thanks in major part to the hardware’s recent price drop in the US. Sales have skyrocketed since the new price took effect on Nov. 2. …

The studio boss discusses the difference between console and mobile, and the biggest mistake he's made in 20 years