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'The stakes for us are getting bigger,' says Bobby Kotick

Publisher Activision is throwing its financial clout behind Destiny in an effort to make the brand its next Call of Duty. Reuters reckons that the company is spending a colossal $500m developing and marketing Destiny in the hope that it can become its second billion dollar IP alongside its successful …

Oculus has comprehensively refuted Zenimax’s accusation that the firm stole technology from the Elder Scrolls publisher. The complaint stems from the involvement of John Carmack, the studio founder of Zenimax-owned developer id Software. Carmack left Zenimax in 2013 to join Oculus full time. Oculus says not only did it not …

After the success of Dhoom 3: The Game, 99Games is set to launch its first game based on a Hollywood IP – Disney’s upcoming film, Million Dollar Arm. The film stars Jon Hamm (Mad Men) in the role of sports agent JB Bernstein as he discovers India’s first pro baseball …

Rolocule Games has won the silver prize at the 27th Edison Awards for its Rolomotion motion gaming technology. The Edison Award recognises the most innovative products, services and business leaders, with nominations based on the concept, value, delivery and impact of each innovation. Rolomotion was nominated in the entertainment category …

New Visibility feature culls parts of models that the player don't see to help streamline performance

Joel Johnson is a Bangalore-based indie game developer and the sole member of digiKhel. Johnson recently released his first game, Orion’s Gold, in collaboration with other indie developers. In this guest column, Johnson talks about the intricacies of collaborative game development, and its benefits to independent game developers. I started …

EA is reportedly closing in on a deal with Comcast to stream games on the telecommunications corporation’s X1 operating system, a move that has the potential to expand EA’s current customer base significantly. Reuters reports the deal would give EA access to Comcast’s 22m users, as well as mark a …

Activison has set into motion some serious internal reshuffling, as the publisher plans to close down its Neversoft studio and merge its current staff with Infinity Ward to form what the company is calling a ‘super-studio.’ Giant Bomb first reported on an internal memo from Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg, …

Dark Souls II has bumped DayZ off its presumed throne on this week’s Steam top sellers chart, grabbing the top spot in its second week out from launch. DayZ didn’t fall far, still selling enough copies during the period to take the runner-up position. A Star Wars series sale has …