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Xbox’s Phil Spencer last night announced that Matt Booty would be promoted to corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios – putting him in charge of games development and publishing. Booty was previously in charge of Minecraft development. The good news for the platform as a whole, though, is that the …

Celebration event included commentary on the state of the games industry in the Netherlands

InXile Entertainment founder Brian Fargo has created a new PC games storefront utilising blockchain technology.  Robot Cache’s aim is to reduce the fees paid by publishers and developers by 80 per cent according to the official announcement. The newly created firm claims to have the “the lowest transaction fees of any …

Rebellion's acquisition of the studio will allow it to increase investment in its 'ambitious schedule' of upcoming titles

Return to Albion could give Xbox One fans something to look forward to

Take-Two’s new indie label has launched its first title – or rather relaunched it – with Steam smash hit Kerbal Space Program taking flight in an Enhanced Edition as it makes the move to PS4 and Xbox One as a digital release. Unlike other titles on the new label’s slate, …

It was Richard Branson who said that “to succeed in business you need to be original, but you also need to understand what your customers want.” This has never been more true for games developers, as intense competition for gamers’ money and eyeballs is set to ratchet up a notch …

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has announced that Jim Ryan has been named the deputy president of SIE, with immediate effect. Ryan is currently the head of global sales and marketing of SIE, and president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE), and will be retaining those roles and responsibilities in addition …

Thirteen developers around the world receive funding totaling over $200,000.

Liverpool based development house now recruiting for first project.