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DayZ isn’t the only alpha sandbox game currently selling in a very high numbers of Steam. Indeed, while Dean Hall’s zombie sim may be grabbing all the headlines there’s another game that’s also firing shots” at traditional publishing models – Rust. Developed by the team behind the successful Gary’s Mod, …

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

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