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French media giant Vivendi is to sell-off more of its investment in Activision Blizzard. Vivendi was once a majority stakeholder in the Call of Duty publisher but that stake will now drop below six per cent as the firm offers a further 41.5m shares of Activision Blizzard stock. It’s a …

Nine developers awarded grants for 2014, but future of the scheme is unclear

How Just Add Water used Unity to restore one of the 90’s most unlikely cult puzzle-platforming games

John Broomhall talks to composer Daniel Olsén about his work on Simogo's critically acclaimed iOS thriller

The new shooter Evolve will launch on Xbox One, PS4 and PC during the busiest month of the year. The 2K Games title arrives on October 21st worldwide. It joins an October line-up that already includes Alien Isolation, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, DriveClub, Skylanders Trap Team and …

Half the team spaces for next month’s games industry five-a-side competition are already spoken for. Teams from Rockstar Games, Sports Interactive, ShopTo, PlayStation, GreenManGaming, 2K Games, Testology and Intergi are already signed up. Just in time for the World Cup, the MCV Game 5s will pitch publishers, developers and retailers …

Sony’s karaoke sensation is making its way to the PS4 later this year. The platform holder has announced SingStar Ultimate Party will launch on both PS3 and PS4 ahead of Christmas. And the biggest addition to the new title is the ability to use any iOS or Android device as …

15-year-old MMO and its sequel shed their subscription-only access

Mid-tier devs could be forced out completely as swathes of developers release their games on Steam, says Jeff Vogel

id owner wants to be fully compensated for its ‘part’ in creating the start-up’s popular VR headset