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Activision has revealed that the disc release ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2on Xbox One will be in stores on May 16th. The physical copy of the game was previously delayed before it was released on other consoles on May 2nd. It was available to download over Xbox Live, however. Activision has …

Labour MP and chair of the public accounts committee Margaret Hodge has called for UK shoppers to boycott online retailer Amazon. That’s because Amazon UK paid just 4.2m in tax to the UK treasury this year (and 3.2m the year before) despite registering sales to the tune of 4.3bn. That …

Cult developer Tetsuya Mizuguchi has revealed plans to begin work on a new game project. His most recent credited work was 2011’s Child of Eden, itself a spiritual successor to 2001 rhythm action outing Rez. He left former employer Q Entertainment in 2013. "I’m helping with a few games, but …

Publisher 3.0: In his new regular column, Mastertronic CEO and AppyNation founding partner Andy Payne describes

Square Enix has revised its full year fiscal forecasts upwards on the back of a better-than-expected performance from a number or recent releases. Strong sales of rejuvenated RPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD were both credited, as well as PS4 and Xbox One release …

Daedalic Entertainment lead artist Marco Hüllen explains the ground-breaking technique that makes Silence: The Whispered World 2 look so unique

Sega has reported a 102 per cent increase in operating income to 38.53bn for the year ending March 31st. Net sales climbed 17.6 per cent to 378bn thanks in part to the launch of titles such as top performer Total War: Rome 2 (1.13m units), Football Manager 2014 (790k), Sonic …

Video streaming site Netflix has upped its UK subscription price by 1 to 6.99. However, the existing price of 5.99 for current subscribers will be frozen for two years providing their subscription remains active. It has told customers that the hike has been introduced "in order to continue adding more …

PlayStation Plus subscribers who pay to upgrade the free PS+ version of DriveClub will be able to access the extra content permanently. If you have DriveClub PS+ Edition and upgrade, we’ll ensure you keep full game access even if your PS Plus runs out,” the PlayStation Europe Twitter account just …

The long-serving Mixamo character service has just undergone its latest update. CEO Stefano Corazza gives Will Freeman a look at what it’s offering artists and developers