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Four hackers have been convicted in the US having admitted to the theft of unreleased game code from Xbox Live. The United States Department of Justice said the men stole up to $100m worth of software and IP from networks owned by Microsoft, Epic Games, Valve, Zombie Studios and, crucially …

Matthew Appleton, senior manager for tax at Grant Thornton, offers a checklist of considerations when applying for tax breaks

The perception that Sony’s PlayStation Home was a commercial flop could not be further from the truth, nDreams CEO Patrick O’Luanaigh has said. People say that Home was a commercial failure but we generated seven-figure revenues for several years from Home, and other studios did as well,” he told Games …

In the first in a series of diaries from Falmouth University, technical manager Rob Perren reveals how he’s giving students an early taste of life in the games industry

EA’s FIFA 15 is the latest big name to back next month’s Games Media Awards. The best-selling game will be After Party host the October 15th event toasting the best in games media. This year’s Games Media Awards take place at the revamped Bloomsbury Ballroom. The award categories have been …

Tim Rance, CTO for 22cans, talks us through the build strategy for Godus and the role that version control has played

It seems like the dust is finally settling on the recent #gamergate scandal, but what longer-term effects could accusations of corruption have on games journalism as a whole? MCV asks Simon Parkin, Matt Lees and Keith Stuart… Will the recent events deter people from joining the industry? Matt Lees: It’s …

Intergi Entertainment has changed its name to PlayWire Media. According to the company this is in preparation of its next phase of growth. The site is visited by 52m unique users each month, according to ComScore, putting it in the lead. It also five times more visitors than second place. …

It seems that Microsoft’s $2.5bn acquisition of Minecraft creator Mojang doesn’t mean the retail version of the brick-building game will launch on Xbox One ahead of its rival, the PS4. Microsoft’s Xbox News Wire has dated the release of the massively popular title on Xbox One for November 18th, priced …

Last year, online games giant Wargaming finally launched its World of Tanks follow-up – World of Warplanes – to disappointing results. Now in 2014, it believes it can bounce back with its first foray onto mobile and the impending launch of World of Warships. Christopher Dring speaks to CEO Victor …