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Activison has announced that a new range of premium Skylanders toys will be coming to the UK later this year. The limited edition Eon’s Elite set will introduce eight new versions of existing Skylanders characters, with Spyro and Chop Chop the first two ‘fan-favourite’ figures to see a re-release. The …

The rise of the YouTube star has also given rise to scores of budding players wishing to share their gaming achievements online. MCV takes a look at the capture devices that are helping them do it At this moment in time, it may be more apt to refer to live …

Digital pet app Animin is to be supported by a 300,000 marketing campaign when it comes to stores this November. This marketing push will be across a variety of platforms, including online, print, TV and social media. Generation Media will be handling media buying, while Bastion will be sorting out …

Meggan Scavio, general manager of GDC Events, gives us an insight into the best sessions and new additions

Comprehensive list of nation's developers in Game Source 2014, which launches today

YouTube leading purchase of popular game broadcasting service

June was a big month for Ubisoft. Last month’s charts included the last week of May and therefore featured the launch of Watch Dogs. The hacking title topped the monthly charts, and helped Ubisoft rise up the publisher rankings in terms of both units sold and revenue generated from software …

Free directory features service companies, digital distributors and list of UK games studios

Game Expo Scotland has partnered with Scottish fighting game organisation Versus Scotland to bring three eSports zones to the two-day event. Game Expo Scotland 2014, which will take place on October 4th and 5th, will feature competitions in Mario Kart 8, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, …