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Stig Strand of recruitment agency Amiqus offers advice on landing a job in games

Sony continues developer roadshow with Warwickshire visit on February 26th

Twisted Pixel has announced that its downloadable motorcycle title will be coming to Xbox 360 and Steam. The new versions of LocoCycle coming to Xbox Live and Steam will be a nice Valentines Day present, releasing on February 14th. Both versions have a price tag of $10. LocoCycle was released …

VP Casey Lynch explains how the Majesco-owned firm differs from traditional publishers

Rumours of a possible release for a disc-less Xbox One are unlikely to be true, a US analyst has claimed. Claims that such a device is in active testing at Microsoft appeared online yesterday. However, Michael Pachter has said he finds it hard to believe such a machine actually exists. …

Sony has specified exactly what punters will be getting with the Vita Indie Game Mega Pack. Announced yesterday alongside the Vita Slim, the bundle includes hits such as Thomas Was Alone, Hotline Miami, Limbo and Velocity Ultra. Also included is a 4GB memory card. The games will come in the …

El Presidente and the Tropico series are making their PlayStation debut. Tropico 5 was announced last year for PC, Mac and Xbox 360. But now publisher Kalypso Media has confirmed the title for PS4, whilst oddly making no mention of a potential Xbox One release. The publisher also confirmed the …

Howest University College’s academic director for Digital Arts and Entertainment, Regis Le Roy, discusses what prospective students stand to gain from studying abroad

There will no longer be any DLC released for the Wii U version of Batman: Arkham Origins. A Warner Bros spokesperson told VG247 that: Based on demand for DLC content on the system, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has made the decision to remove its offering of the upcoming all-new story …

Secret World developer insists development of games has not been affected by investigation into finances