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The creator of indie darling Gunpoint has revealed their latest game Heat Signature (pictured), which released digitally on Steam last Thursday, has had a better launch week than its debut game. Heat Signature has been in development for three and a half years and has cost 200,000 to make, developer …

Twitch has appointed Maker Studios’ Kendra Johnson as its new general manager of global content and development and emerging markets. She will now be responsible for the social video platforms’ global content acquisition efforts while growing its business in both the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions. She will also …

The almost year long strike, the longest in the history of the Screen Actors Guild, will close after a deal was struck

As one of the launch titles for PSVR, Batman: Arkham VR set the standard for immersive first person games on the platform. Sean Cleaver speaks to game director, Sefton Hill, to find out how the project started and the creative process behind the iconic Arkham series of games

A report that looks at the consumption of games, books, TV, music and film found that illegal downloads of games may not be bad thing for sales

Nels Anderson announced the new studio on Twitter with a promise of more news to come, including team news

Speaking to the news website, Vivendi COO Stephane Roussel said the company may sell its stock following the Ubisoft AGM

Darksiders III is likely to sell better in the US than in Europe, publisher THQ Nordic has told MCV. Developed by Gunfire Games, the third entry in the action RPG Darksiders series is due for release sometime next year on PS4, Xbox One and PC. "The strongest market for Darksiders …

Epic Games’ new battle royale mode for Fortnite has launched for free today, despite objections made by PUBG developer Bluehole at the end of last week. The mode, which is now available for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Mac owners, sees 100 players duke it out to be the last …

Loot boxes have become a core concept in modern gaming as a way to reward players with new items. The anticipation when you pop open these little virtual presents has proved immense, with the concept spreading across multiple titles and genres. However, there’s only one company that brings that same …