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Publisher reports record Q1 revenues of $44.6m

The UK PC download chart has collapsed, MCV understands. It officially launched in May last year, but hasn’t been seen since MCV published the statistics for Q2 2013 last October. The chart was put together by UKIE and stat giant IPSOS. To build it they would receive data from publishers …

Square Enix’s bald killer made it to the top of the UK iPhone paid chart last week. This is Hitman Go’s first week at No.1 – it debuted last week at No.2 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 leads the way in the iPad paid charts, no doubt helped by the film …

John Broomhall talks with Turn 10’s Nick Wiswell about making the racing game's fast cars roar

MD Simon Iwaniszak explains how developing Call of Duty and Pitfall for mobile has prepared the start-up for its original purpose

How Azure helped a five-person indie to rewrite the rules of MMOs

Epic Games' Ray Davis, general manager for UE, talks us through the improvements to the high-end engine

The cutting edge of virtual reality tech and game design discussed at Develop's An Audience With

Evolution Studios has detailed exactly what gamers will get in the free version of DriveClub that will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers. The PS Plus Edition of the game will be available on the same day as the full release," game director Paul Rustchynsky said on the PlayStation Blog. …

A Premium Wii U with two games for 200 is exactly what Nintendo should be talking about. And that’s what is available right now from Tesco for those who use a (likely limited time) discount code. Tesco Direct is offering the Mario Kart 8 Premium Wii U bundle for 219.99. …