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Frontier Developments has at last confirmed a release date for the PC version of Elite: Dangerous. Eurogamer reports that the launch version of the game will be made available on December 16th. The game has of course been available for some time now in assorted alpha and beta forms, but …

"It's not right," says WoW studio president during Blizzcon 2014

The president and co-founder of Blizzard has become the highest profile games industry figure to speak out against online harassment. Mike Morhaime dedicated a part of his Blizzcon 2014 opening ceremony speech to slam GamerGaters and urge people to redouble their efforts in trying to promote a friendlier, more welcoming …

Ubisoft will not be releasing the likes of Assassin’s Creed Unity and Far Cry 4 on Steam globally. That’s according to PCGamesN, who reports that the firm pulled all of its upcoming releases from Steam worldwide last night. Earlier this week it was revealed that the publisher wouldn’t be releasing …

As an important part of the games industry, the QA and localisation sphere is subject to the same changes that the entire sector is experiencing. For example, the shift in the ways that games are distributed these days has been a challenge for the way QA firms operate. Where before …

Over the last two years we have seen a host of new mobile and online gaming properties enter the games and consoles ad market. As we approach the busy Christmas retail period and forthcoming launches of triple-A titles, it is a good time to reflect upon how the overall media …

This year’s London Games Conference on November 19th will have a number of high profile speakers from around the games industry sharing their knowledge. Ahead of the event, Gamer Network boss Rupert Loman tells MCV about the launch and growth of the EGX show and the continuing challenges created by …

As the mobile publisher ramps up its publishing plans, president Dan Sherman tells us why its reaching out to indies

The once lucrative casual games market on consoles appears to have died. The glory days of five years ago, when Just Dance, Guitar Hero and Wii dominated the market is over. Those gamers have moved onto PCs and smartphones. But these products still boast huge brand awareness amongst a wide …

Blizzard is a developer that likes to pride itself on making some epic games. World of Warcraft, Diablo, Starcraft… the studio’s biggest IP are giants in their genres, with triple-A production values. Hearthstone, the firm’s first free-to-play foray, is different. It’s a collectible card game that doesn’t require any high-end …