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Ex-Sony developers turn indie in an attempt to bring mainstream TV audiences into games

Developer Io Interactive has confirmed that development has begun a new instalment in the Hitman franchise. The studio was dropped by previous owner Square Enix in May, and completed an MBO the following month – a deal which saw it retain the rights to its Hitman series. “Five months ago, …

Over half of UK adults play video games and almost a third of them have purchased a game in the last year. That’s one of the findings in Kantar Media’s new Playing the Gaming Market report, which says that 6.5m adults, or 13 per cent of the UK’s adult population, …

GTA is far from the only success story coming out of Take-Two, with NBA 2K18 also posting good numbers. The sports sim has to date shipped 6m units, with sales up 20 per cent for the same time period compared to its predecessor. Digital sales for the title are also …

Ubisoft has seen sales climb 65.7 per cent year-on-year thanks to a string of successful launches across various platforms. Assassin’s Creed Origins is off to a strong start, selling twice as many units as its 2015 predecessor Syndicate did in its first 10 days. Company-wide digital sales were up 69.1 …

Narrative games specialist Telltale has announced sweeping job losses across the company. The developer of The Walking Dead has shed around 90 positions, representing a quarter of its total workforce. As part of the restructuring, Telltale says that it intends to make some tech changes that will encourage faster turnaround …

The developer has had many senior level moves and this new move looks to slow down and refine development

PUBG hits 20 million sales while Fortnite hits 20 million players as both games announce their successes via Twitter

Epic shooter Fortnite has reached another milestone, passing the 20m registered players mark. The success has been spurred by the release of the free-to-play Battle Royale mode, which is available on PC and console. This total pushes it just ahead of high-profile rival PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, whose owner numbers are hovering …

Jerry Jones is the latest in a long line of sports businessmen to make the financial leap to esports