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MacLean follows Kate Edwards who stepped down earlier this year

John Broomhall talks with composer & audio director Stephen Baysted about creating sounds for the immersive racing sim

The game hits 1,348,374 players over this past weekend, toppling the record long held by Dota 2

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has named Jen MacLean its interim executive director. Her appointment follows the departure of former executive director Kate Edwards, who stepped downat the end of June before joining mental health charity Take This. In MacLean’s new role, she will continue to work closely with …

Dominique ‘SonicFox’ McLean has emerged as the winner of the Injustice 2 Pro Series Grand Finals in Los Angeles, after a dominant performance saw him take home $120,000 this Sunday. McLean triumphed in one of the biggest events ever held for a Netherealm Studios game with the final four of …

New London-based indie publisher Ukiyo Publishing has announced its first title – the critically acclaimed puzzle Expand by Australian developers Chris Johnson and Chris Larkin. Expand originally launched on PC back in 2015, but Ukiyo Publishing will now be bringing the title to PS4 on October 3rd in both the …

The Halo Championship Series came to London this weekend to crown a new champion in the European competitive Halo scene. Team Infused emerged victorious in the headline 4 v 4 bracket, with the team taking home $10,000 and earning an invite to go and compete at the HCS Fall 2017 …

We speak to Jurre de Baare about his role as Engine Programmer at Epic Games

Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us is finally getting a second season in the second half of 2018, but according to head of creative communications Job Stauffer, the title might have never seen the light of day had it not been for a last ditch attempt from the development team to …

FaZe Clan has won their second CS:GO championship title of 2017, taking the win at ESL One New York with a 3-0 sweep over Team Liquid. FaZe took the best-of-five in just three maps, earning themselves $125,000 as they won out on Inferno, Overpass and Mirage. FaZe opened up by …