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Andrew Bean and Simon Doyle analyse issues such as scale, in-game UIs and simulation sickness

Card battler Hearthstone is getting a brand new single player adventure mode, Blizzard has announced. It’s called Curse of Naxxramas and is set in ancient necropolis Naxxramas which is a base of operations for Kel’Thuzad and his rather unpleasant sounding plague-bearing undead host. 30 new cards are on offer in …

The design director of PS4 racer Driveclub has stated that the game will not offer microtransactions. Evolution Studios’ Paul Rustchynsky tweeted a link to CVG’s review of Trials Frontier which labels the game a microtransaction monstrosity”, adding that: Even Trials has been infected by this plague.” When asked by another …

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The industry's sharpest minds discuss what impact virtual reality can have on games

Another week, another new direction for Atari. The CEO of the struggling former games giant Frederic Chesnais has told NowGamer that the company’s future now lies on mobile – just over a year after founder and board member Nolan Bushnell said that mobile gaming was ”over”. "What we’re going to …

Studio CEO Darren Jobling explains how VR is growing the studio's business both in and outside of games

Climax’s technical director James Sharman discusses his role in programming

Samsung has opened a number of new standalone stores in eight cities across the UK. The eight Experience Stores have been unveiled in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Bradford, Cardiff, Bournemouth and Newcastle – where two have opened. The stores follow in the footsteps ofSamsung’s first UK Experience Store, which opened up …

Janine Prince explains why you should make the Ryse-maker your next career stop