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Development giant creates special cover for the latest issue

APA members claim it is important to review violence in games following the Sandy Hook shooting

Hyperdimension Neptunia maker opens a new studio in California

Jules Williams, consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel, discusses whether the next generation of consoles has what it takes to restore the games industry… It‘s no secret that the past few years have been tough for the industry. Physical games sales are down by 60 per cent since 2009, with …

Social game company and owner of saucy hook-up app cool off

ZeniMax owned Skyrim publisher Bethesda has set up camp in Sydney. ZeniMax Australia Pty Ltd will oversee all sales, marketing and distribution activity for the publisher in the region. The company already operates out of Tokyo and Hong Kong. Simon Alty has been named as MD of the new office. …

New Xbox One owners next month will be required to download and install a sizable patch on day one. We are optimising Xbox One so that the day one update is as fast as possible,” Xbox One chief platform architect Marc Whitten told IGN. While we’re still finalising the details, …

Aid body says military games should 'include the laws of armed conflict'

A new report claims Windows Phone sales are picking up in Europe. Microsoft’s mobile platform now accounts for nine per cent of all smartphone sales in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Great Britain. According to a study byKantar Worldpanel, Windows Phone has almost doubled its share of sales in the …