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We just didn’t have the heart not to break it to you in the headline. We all know there is a very vocal and very passionate fan base out there that would explode in flames were an HD remake of cult Dreamcast title Shenmue to be announced by Sega. The …

Strike Gamelabs' Ella Romanos on making a practical design document for your game

Digital downloads represent a whopping 92 per cent of all PC game sales across the world. Analyst DFC Intelligence told PCR that digital games made up 92 per cent of all PC game sales in 2013, and the firm expects this number to increase in years to come. This stat …

Retailer GAME has grabbed a big hardware exclusive for this Q4. The chain will be the only place to grab official stock of the Limited Edition Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Xbox One in the UK – that’s the only model to offer a 1TB hard drive. The SKU was …

Well over half a million backers funding ongoing development of space sim

Blizzard has announced an increase to the subscription fees for World of Warcraft. 30 Day subscriptions will increase be 1 to 9.99 with 90 Day plans jumping 3 to 28.17 and 180 Days climbing by 6 to 52.14. The new prices will come into effect on November 13th to coincide …

Sean Murray says he wants to make triple-A developers and publishers jealous of what his small team can achieve

Microsoft has confirmed an interesting incentive to get people watching its exclusive Halo Channel TV content. Polygon reports that watching The Halo Channel will in turn unlock some additional content in both this year’s Halo: The Master Chief Collection and next year’s Halo 5. "When you get to the end …

Activision says shift to longer development times also opens more scope to be creative

Prove your worth at the ultimate battle of wits: The Newcastle Develop Quiz