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Lead developer Kris Vale details how the Yogscast project broke down

Google has altered the way in which it displays free-to-play game listings on the Google Play store following pressure from the European Commission. A host of titles such as Angry Birds and Dungeon Hunter 4 which were listed as ‘free’ last week now no longer carry a price tag – …

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is reportedly preparing a move to grab a 20 per cent stake in retailer The Hut. The Financial Times reports that the 100m deal would value the company at 500m. Earlier this year The Hut said it was not considering an IPO following the perceived poor performance …

Google already working to implement guidelines, but Apple yet to commit

Duo from COD: Ghosts team join new studio from Gears of War creator

Lead developer at Winterkewl Kris Vale has attempted to explain the chain of events that led to last week’s termination of Yogventures. The Yogscast-themed adventure title was successfully Kickstarted to the tune of $570k in 2012 but was last week abandoned, with the vague promise that backers will be compensated …

Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs is at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for the fifth week. The hacking title managed this despite a 12 per cent drop in sales. Last week the market dipped due to the hot weather and a lack of new releases. There …

American World Cup hero Clint Dempsey will don different kits on the PS4 and Xbox One versions of FIFA 15. That’s because Dempsey’s club team, the Seattle Sounders, is sponsored by Xbox – which obviously works well on the Xbox One release but may prove problematic on PS4. Therefore the …

19 members of staff in consultation, but 25 new positions open at ZeroLight

Microsoft has outlined the additional functionality heading to Xbox One next month, and a big Blu-ray functionality boost features as part of it. The console’s August patch will add support for 3D Blu-ray movies – beating PS4, which itself is a big surprise considering the weight Sony put behind its …