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Last night saw the industry gather once again gather to celebrate the Games Media Awards – and now you can check out some pictures of the proceedings. Among the biggest winners of the night were IGN UK, which won theinauguralGamers’ Choiceaward, voted for byconsumers, for its podcast, and OXM editor …

We consider Substance Painter’s move on reinventing the way artists work with 3D game assets

Developer Evolution has promised yet another update to PS4 racer Driveclub, although most players continue to report significant online issues with the game. However, the problems stem far beyond simply the volume of traffic on the game’s servers, director Paul Rustchynsky has admitted. We’ve got no limits to the amount …

Rejuvenated retailer GAME has reported strong revenue and profit growth for the year ending July 26th. Revenue was up 31 per cent to 861.8m year-on-year while gross profit jumped 20.5 per cent to 209.7m. Operating profit reached 24.8m, up from last year’s 3.3m loss, while profit from continuing operations was …

Every year, the Game Developers' Association of Australia honours the most innovative and extraordinary games to come out of the local developers.

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 will launch this coming February, according to a freshly added listing on the PlayStation Store. The listing reveals episodic content releases for the game are scheduled to kickoff on PlayStation platforms February 17th, 2015—though it’s a pretty sure bet PC and Xbox platforms will get the …

Apple has confirmed a pair of new devices in its iPad tablet line ahead of a product unveiling planned for later this week. 9to5mac reports Apple has made mention of the yet-to-be announced iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 in its recently released iOS 8.1 user guide. The images …

A mobile port of 1987 JRPG release Dragon Quest II is available now on iOS and Android platforms. The game—priced at $4.99 on both Google Play and Apple App stores—is noted for introducing several staples of the JRPG genre, including the mechanic of multiple party members battling against groups of …

This year’s Games Media Awards have once again recognised some of the finest talent working in the industry. Stand-up comic and writer Holly Walsh hosted the event, which took place at the revamped Bloomsbury Ballroom near Holborn. I’m the first female host of the GMAs, which makes me one of …

New features include 4K support, custom shaders and revamped UI