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GAME Digital has reported a 17 per cent increase in group revenue for the quarter ending October 25th. The retailer claims to have grown its market share across hardware, software and digital in both the UK and Spain, with digital receipts up 49 per cent year-on-year. 150k GAME App registrations …

Mind Candy Brighton studio head Mark Knowles Lee on experimenting with new ideas

Smartphone hit Monument Valley has been hit with a number of one-star user reviews following the release of a 1.49 expansion pack. The fee for the content is payable on top of the game’s standard 2.49 asking price, and it appears that some users resent having to pay additional money …

US console sales triple in week beginning November 2nd thanks to price cuts and new releases

Polish developer CI Games says that it has two more triple-A projects in development having been spurred on by the success of The Lords of the Fallen. The game had, as of last week, sold in the region of 200,000 copies since its launch at the end of October, according …

Ustwo expresses sadness to reaction from players

Last chance to submit suggestions for this year's list of up-and-coming games development talent

Aside from the widespread issues affecting the console versions of Assassin’s Creed: Unity, the PC version is also being hit by apparent performance concerns. Ubisoft has said that those running either an AMD processor and graphics card are having trouble sustaining decent framerates at decent settings. There have also been …

$85,000 needed to complete autobiographical title, Ouya exclusivity dropped

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 …