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At one stage Polyphony Digital said Gran Turismo 7 could be released in 2014. What are the chances of that happening, do you think? If your answer was incredibly slim” or virtually none” then congratulations! You’re not daft and you’re quite right. "We are working on the title," Gran Turismo …

A batch of stolen and subsequently re-sold Steam keys has left potentially hundreds of Sniper Elite 3 buyers without a copy of the game. Affected users are being offered free access to the game’s ‘Target Hitler’ DLC but are being advised to contact the retailer form whom they purchased the …

Department for Culture, Media and Sport encouraging developers to share their success stories

Players flock to store as summer sale nears end

Robert Troughton explains how specialising can help devs avoid the pitfalls that many new studios face

Former MCV Pacific editor Leigh Harris joins Develop to provide dedicated coverage of ANZ region

The latest addition to 505 Game’s Sniper Elite series has gone straight to the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The title came out on both current and next-gen platforms, with 65 per cent of sales being for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This is …

The latest Steam Sale has helped Valve’s digital games service hit a brand new milestone. As spotted by NeoGaf, on Sunday evening there were over 8m concurrent users of the service. Specifically, as of midnight UK time there were 8,020,428 people on the service. That beats the 7m+ record set …

EA Sports has unveiled Ultimate Edition versions of the studio’s upcoming Madden NFL 15, FIFA 15 and NHL 15 releases. IGN reports the premium offerings will retail individually for $70 USD, and as one would expect each offers extras in addition to the base game. FIFA 15 Ultimate Team Edition …

Deep Silver has picked up the North American retail distribution rights for downloadable PC hit Goat Simulator, the publisher has announced. Participating retailers in North America will begin carrying Coffee Stain Studio’s Steam chart-topper in mid-July. The boxed version will happily match the title’s digital price tag of $9.99. Next …