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Shannon Loftis, speaking to Gamespot, says that while the market isn't dead, the economics are "a little more complicated"

DC-themed brawler Injustice 2 will today hit Steam in the form of an open beta. The game has until now been exclusive to consoles, but at some stage on October 25th will arrive on PC in beta. The port is being handled by QLOC, which previously handled PC duties for …

Konami’s first post-Kojima Meta Gear release with be with us on February 22nd. Metal Gear Survive – or Metal Gear Zombies, as it is frequently referred to – is set in an alternative reality to Metal Gear Solid V. It features cooperative multiplayer and lots of undead. It’s heading to …

Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac games has said that it remains interested in the possibility of making a sequel to 2014 Xbox One title Sunset Overdrive. As spotted by Destructoid, the studio responded to a question about making a possible sequel on Twitter by saying: “We’d love to, we just …

One of video games’ most important executives has admitted that the viability of single-player games for triple-A publishers is becoming less certain. The debate was reignited last week when EA announced big changes for the Star Wars adventure title previously in development at the now-closed Visceral Games. “It has become …

Augmented reality becomes a major feature in the newest update of the popular engine

The long-awaited smartphone debut of the Animal Crossing series will finally arrive some time in late November. Nintendo confirmed the release window in last night’s Nintendo Direct. Also confirmed was its name – Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Visually the game will be very similar to anyone who has ever played …

It’s been a year since the PlayStation VR took virtual reality to the mainstream and Ssince sales of PC and mobile VR really began to grow. Sean Cleaver speaks to studio heads and recruitment specialists to find out what their thoughts are on the virtual reality job market one year on

Former Human Head and Irrational games director Tim Gerritsen will head the division created with Asmodee Digital

Blizzard have unveiled changes to their Heroes of the storm HGC event, with the second year sticking closely to a lot of the format and culture of this years inaugural year, although with a few tweaks. Here are some of the big changes, which will take effect when the HGC …