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Xbox Game Pass: New first-party releases day-and-date on subscription service
Sea of Thieves will be first title to benefit from potentially large extra audience
Read More »UK Games Fund now accepting applications for next round of £25k grants
Government backed £5m fund opens its doors for a fourth round and includes new ‘pitch development programme’
Read More »John Cena in negotiations to star in Duke Nukem movie
Former professional wrestler John Cena, who is now pursuing an acting career, is allegedly in talks to star in a film adaptation of cult games franchise Duke Nukem. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cena is currently in negotiations for a film set up by Paramount and produced by Platinum Dunes, …
Read More »Industry veteran Phil Harrison joins Google
Games industry veteran Phil Harrison is joining Google, taking up the role of vice president and general manager at the monolithic search giant’s California headquarters. Harrison is best known for a 15 year tenure as head of Sony’s network of game studios, in addition to three years as a senior …
Read More »Minecraft sets new record with 74m monthly active users
New head of Minecraft at Microsoft Helen Chiang revealed that the sandbox hit has reached a new milestone last December, with now 74m players returning to the game every month, which is more than half of all the players who own a copy of the title. Minecraft has sold 144m …
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