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But UKIE claims figures do not represent entire sector, as report also casts doubts on own findings

Traditional publishers should be worried by the phenomenal success of DayZ, creator Dean Hall has warned. It was announced earlier today that the game has now sold 1m copies in under a month – a fact Hall described to Polygon as a ‘shots fired’ moment for those in the traditional …

Engine Room Games’s Shaun Hewitt discusses the key skills needed for his role in software engineering

Ubisoft’s Rabbids IP is to make its cartoon debut in the UK next month. Rabbids Invasion will air on Nicktoons on Monday February 3rd at 4:30pm. The series will air daily and run for 26 episodes with each episode lasting half an hour. A dedicated page for the show will …

Dean Hall says early success of his self-published PC game signals a wind-change

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Premier Communications. Premier Communications Sector: Promotional ServicesYear Established:1990Address: The Studio, Tite Hill, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0NBPhone number: 01784 432203 Key contacts: Julie Alderton – julie@premcomms.co.ukRichard Tidsall – rich@premcomms.co.uk Website: www.premcomms.co.ukEmail: premier@premcomms.co.ukTwitter:@premcomms At Premier Communications, we think of …

PS4 owners who are subscribed to PS+ will next month be handed a free copy of indie survival horror hit Outlast. The game, developed by Red Barrels, will remain free to all PS4 owners who either currently subscribe to Sony’s service or sign up during its period of availability. All …

Experimental VR option works with Big Picture mode

Time's running out to book your place at the first Develop Quiz of 2014

As is now obviously apparent, Nintendo’s TVii service for Wii U owners did not hit its 2013 launch date for Europe. TVii is supposed to allow users to access TV channels and streaming video services. A button for the service remains doggedly present on the Wii U in the UK, …