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Layoffs have this morning affected staff across a number of SCE’s European studios. Videogamer reports that Evolution Studios, Guerrilla Cambridge and SCE London Studio have all bit hit, although exact numbers remain unknown. "Regular reviews take place throughout SCE Worldwide Studios, ensuring that the resources that we have in such …

With GDC out of the way, the time to ensure your favourite developers are nominated is now

UPDATE: We’ve been informed by ILG that the prizes will not be cash, but in the form of merchandise and other goodies. Original story: Indian Leage Gaming is set to conduct online tournaments for Call of Duty: Ghosts across Xbox 360 and PS3. The Xbox 360 tournament will take place …

$50 has been cut off the price of the Xbox One Titanfall bundle in the US on the Microsoft store. The console can currently be had for $449.99 directly from the platform holder. It also follows similar discounts from a handful of the nation’s biggest retailers. Don’t forget that Microsoft …

Having just completed the Dota 2 All Star League, Cooler Master and Frag-Nation are now turning their attention towards League of Legends. The Dota 2 All Star League was conducted all through February and most of March at Bangalore’s Escape gaming cafe, with 20 teams participating across the amateur and …

Delivery company Yodel will soon be part-owned by Amazon. The Guardian reports that the retailer has been given the right to acquire a 4.2 per cent stake in the Hatfield-based firm for 8.7m, valuing it at 207m. Yodel ships around 135m parcels a year and is the UK’s second largest …

Escape Goat 2 marks first step in new venture for Tim Schafer's studio

Sales though Valve's eponymous digital store will be charged at 20 per cent VAT rate next year

Abertay University’s head of games education reveals how to get into games development and what its course offers

The video production company behind gaming sensation PewDiePie is now owned by Disney. The $500m acquisition was confirmed overnight, giving Disney stewardship over the network’s 380m subscribers, 5.5bn monthly views and existing stable of 55,000 YouTube channels. Last year PewDiePie beat the likes of Miley Cyrus and One Direction to …