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The NPD Group has released a Q3 report for digital sales in the US, revealing the growing portion of the market accounted for $1.4bn during the period. The total counts sales from full game and add-on content downloads, mobile and social games, and subscriptions, which added to new and used …

Industry veteran heads to Epic three months after stepping down from Star Wars developer

Updated dev kit to allow developers to complete final testing and submit their games to Blackberry App World

Players of World of Tanks in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines will soon be finding that their gaming experience has become somewhat smoother. Wargaming has announced the establishment of a direct presence in the region, in which it released World of Tanks back in May. As well as a dedicated …

Denki, nDeams, Channel 4, 4T2 and others ready seven UK-made projects for Discovery Afternoon

Paul Crocker beats Zombies, Run! and Risen 2: Dark Waters writers to top prize

Sales of the PlayStation Vita have fallen to an all-time low in Japan, but that’s not Sony’s biggest concern this week. The release of new title Animal Crossing: New Leaf – a very popular IP in Japan – saw 3DS hardware sales rocket, with 187,077 units being shifted last week. …

Smart TV, VR and new ways of funding at UK conference

Company to allow community to create its own marketplace of developer-created assets for tech

Sony has launched a multi-million pound TV advertising campaign to ensure Wonderbook: Book of Spells is firmly in the minds of consumers ahead of its arrival tomorrow. The advert will air on Sunday 18th November during Surprise Surprise, on Monday 19th during I’m a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here …