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A brand new conference for games developers is coming to Scotland later this year, organised by the team behind Develop. Develop Live will come to Edinburgh on Thursday, October 2nd. This one-day conference will comprise of a series of lectures and panels covering both international issues and matters close to …

Inaugural event from the team behind Develop will make its first outing in Edinburgh on Thursday, October 2nd – Tickets and sponsorship deals now available, call for speakers open

Capcom will tomorrow release a Steamworks version of Super Street Fighter IV, but it’s not all good news. Current versions of the game use Games for Windows Live, which Microsoft will be shutting down in the near future, thus robbing the titles of their online support. Capcom will tomorrow (May …

The UK games market has risen dramatically year-on-year, as almost every industry category grew. MCV’s annual valuation of the games market – this year conducted in collaboration with UKIE – shows that game sales were up 20 per cent over last year to 3.48bn. This year’s figure includes books, magazines …

Who saw that coming? Officially licensed Mercedes DLC is going to be released for Wii U’s Mario Kart 8. Japanese gamers will be able to download a version of the Mercedes GLA for use in the title, NeoGAF has spotted. As part of the agreement Mario will also feature in …

After what has been a very long wait, Watch Dogs has certainly delivered the goods for Ubisoft. The publisher has announced that the open-world action title has recorded the best day one sales for the company ever, outstripping all previous releases. I once said that the buzz around Watch Dogs …

Future has posted a loss for the first half of 2014, and has says it plans to reduce its headcount by 170 in the UK. It follows the news that it has sold its sport and craft titles – including its cycling magazines – to Immediate Media in a 24m. …

EA has posted a new Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare image that hints at a PlayStation version for PopCap’s third-person shooter. The image (pictured) – posted to EA’s Twitter account earlier this week – seems an obvious tribute to Sony’s Sly Cooper. EA has yet to officially announce anything regarding …

The Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Halo Mash-up Pack is scheduled to arrive today via the Xbox Games Store, Microsoft has announced. A post on Xbox Wire details the new $3.99 DLC, which packs a Halo-themed texture set, UI options, and Halo items for crafting. The content drop brings 40 Halo …

Total investment in company reaches $39m