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A number of staff at UK studio Lionhead have his afternoon been told that their jobs are in danger. It is hoped that at least some of those affected will be found new roles within the wider Microsoft Studios network. The exact number of staff affected remains unknown. Following the …

Microsoft to steam ahead with 100 planned hires over the next year across its UK studios despite redundancies

Shiro Games working on HD version of interactive video game history title Evoland

Lygo International has been bought by headset giant Turtle Beach. Lygo is already the official UK distributor for Turtle Beach products. Lygo’s HQ is based in Darlington while it also operates a satellite office in Southampton. Turtle Beach is a major global headphone manufacturer, and has a market share in …

Call it fortunate or unfortunate, but creativity in the Indian game development industry is being driven by the independent studios – small teams with big ideas and shoe-string budgets. A common challenge facing many of these developers is the lack of in-house talent for art and sound, and that’s where …

New centre headed up by Philip Su

Valve doubles number of approved titles to 21 due to large number of 'high quality' submissions

Storied British game creator passes after battle with cancer

Work on the standalone version of DayZ is progressing swiftly and has now turned its attentions to one of the most important aspects – interior decoration. Having borrowed its game world from Bohemia’s Arma II, very few of the game’s buildings have interiors, drastically reducing the chance for loot hunting. …

Nintendo is to release some of the real-world Pokemon World Championship teams as DLC for Pokemon Black/White 2. The in-game special events will allow players to battle against the teams who actually competed in the World Championship in Hawaii in August. The first DLC will roll out on October 22nd …