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Nick Gibson mulls over the latest UK game development data

For the first time in around a decade there won’t be a gameplay demo of the upcoming Madden game from EA. Speaking to IGN an EA rep confirmed that subscribers to Xbox One’s EA Access program will be the only ones offered the chance to access a pre-release version of …

Veteran games designer laments the attitude some larger publishers take towards independent developers

Long-running UK games publisher Mastertronic has agreed a deal with its creditors to keep the company in business. Last week it was revealed that the company had filed for a company voluntary arrangement as it sought to pay off its debts. As well as filing for a CVA, the company …

The original Hotline Miami is set to arrive on PlayStation 4 on August 19th, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. A post on the US PlayStation blog reveals the PS4 version will carry some updates from the previously released versions, including added support for the DualShock 4 controller. PS4 owners can …

Signal Studio’s Toy Soldiers series has been picked up by publisher Ubisoft, with the two companies announcing Toy Soldiers: War Chest for release in 2015. The new partnership will allow the franchise to make its PlayStation debut, as Signal Studio’s previous two Toy Soldiers titles had been published by Microsoft …

Award-winning premium mobile title Monument Valley has sold in excess of 1m copies in its first four months out, developer Ustwo has announced. Joystiq reports the game’s lead designer Ken Wong revealed the figure at a recent presentation, adding that it had recouped development costs in its first week on …

Activision hopes to boost pre-orders of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare by letting customers play the game 24-hours early. By pre-ordering the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Day Zero Edition, fans can play the game from November 3rd, that is 24 hours from release. The SKU also comes with two …

A Sierra Games Twitter account has teased an upcoming Kickstarter campaign. The former publisher of major console franchises such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, as well as Valve games including PC juggernaut Half-Life 2, Sierra Entertainment was absorbed in 2008 by its parent firm Activision Blizzard. The company …

Microsoft discusses the opportunities for developers on its trio of digital marketplaces