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Waystone's Dawngate brings EA into competition with DoTA and League of Legends

CD Projekt RED has just announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be in action for the very first time at E3 in June. The game will not be showcased to the public though, but will be restricted to behind-closed-doors media presentations. So expect a ton of first-hand previews …

Get a job at the Whale Trail developer's London office

Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues with another entry in our look at UK’s fastest growing indies, Scottish chain Games Centre. The MCV Award-winning Games Centre is growing its store count to ten. MD Robert Lindsay tells us more. How has the business grown in recent years?Twenty …

Capcom is giving Resident Evil fans that chance to star on the cover of this month’s console release of Revelations. A new Facebook app called Face on Board will launch tomorrow and allow users to personalise the box art with their own photos, either taken from their Facebook account or …

Made in Creative UK initiative encourages studios to use special logo in UK-made games

Slow sales and a quiet release slate have hindered the Wii U since launch, but Nintendo is finally going to reveal details of fresh titles for its new console. The next Nintendo Direct broadcast will take place tomorrow (Friday, May 17th) at 3pm BST, and will be dedicated to Wii …

Digital distributor unveils new way for community to engage out of game

Mike Bithell discusses why Let's Play videos are great for marketing, and why developers shouldn't chase ad revenue from them

Console giant issues 'content ID match claims' on gameplay videos