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Nintendo has at last announced a UK release date for Wii U title Bayonetta 2. The Platinum Games developed title will arrive in Europe on October 24th, the same day it arrives in the US. Europe will also be getting a region-exclusive ‘Bayonetta 2 First Print Edition’ of the title …

Today we turn to an indie developer which became a Microsoft first party studio, then a middleware provider, then the Aussie arm of Wargaming.

UK-based war and strategy games publisher Slithernine Group has acquired US-based developer Shenandoah Studio for an undisclosed amount. Games Industry reports on the purchase – which will help stabilize Shenandoah financially, while expanding Slitherine’s reach in the war and strategy games market. "Our continued efforts to expand the war games …

Sony is bringing Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet series to iOS and Android devices next month, in the form of endless runner Run Sackboy! Run! The PlayStation US Blog details the upcoming free-to-play title, which will launch in October on PS Vita in addition to the mobile versions. The title does pack …

Epic Games' Ray Davis discusses how Unreal Engine 4 can help produce stronger graduates for the games industry

Epic Games opens high-end engine to the education sector

The cost of the upcoming consumer version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset will fall somewhere between $200 and $400, Oculus VR has revealed. Speaking with Eurogamer, Oculus co-founders Nate Mitchell and Palmer Luckey explained that while there are still many variables to determine, the goal is to keep …

Darren Houghton has stepped down as UK general manager of Exertis Gem after spending 13 years at the distributor. He told PCR he is leaving the businessdue to a combination of different factors, and has not yet decided whether he will be staying within the computing games industry or not. …

Chart-Track will reveal exclusive data on the success of PS4 and Xbox One at Games Retail 2020. The firm’s director Dorian Bloch will reveal the facts from its retail data and discuss the benefits of physical distribution of video games, consoles and accessories. The state of physical games will be …

The International Game Developers Association is working with the FBI to try and tackle the recent rise in harassment suffered by game developers online. Polygon reports that the two organisations met in July, with IGDA executive director Kate Edwards saying that the FBI has noted” and has monitored” the activity, …