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Tool enables developers to examine API usage to track bugs

London Accelerator firms Skara and Gateway Interactive hoping to learn best business practices from industry experts

Developer BioWare has discussed the idea of remastering its Mass Effect trilogy for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Responding to a fan question on Twitter, Aaryn Flynn, general manager of Bioware Edmonton and Montreal said that it had been discussed internally. The firm has already bundled together its Mass Effect …

Gingee aims to enable even first-time coders to build and deploy games to multiple platforms from one dev kit

Danish indie developer Interceptor Entertainment has acquired 3D Realms, according to its CEO. Frederik Schreiber confirmed the deal on Twitter, adding that further details will be shared today. This follows last week’s news of a legal tussle between Gearbox and Interceptor/3D Realms over the latter’s announcement of a new Duke …

A new Xbox magazine has emerged and it costs 99p an issue. One Gamer Interactive is a fortnightly magazine produced by Uncooked Media and will be available digitally. Gamers are allowed to get the first issue for free if they’re quick. It is available over the App Store, Kindle Good …

'It is important and welcome that the OFT is working with international partners to implement a consistent regulatory approach towards IAPs,' says Richard Wilson

Departing creator Dean Hall says the team working on DayZ is to double. Hall broke the news via the latest DayZ update, which also promised a roadmap for the studio’s plans for the game would arrive later in 2014. "We are inducting a large number of new people to the …

Cartoony, XBLA RPG breaks one million sales across all platforms

PS4 launched in Japan, but just how big was it? Marketing and consulting chief Ricky Tanimoto of video game giant Famitsu and Enterbrain explains all to MCV. PS4 has enjoyed a good start in Japan. Previous PlayStation consoles usually launch earlier in the Japanese market compared with other countries. But …