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Indie service provider Square Enix Collective has said it’s "very honoured" to be working with Bulkhead Studios again on its upcoming WWII shooter Battalion 1944, which is on show this week at gamescom in Hall 9. Square Enix’s indie publishing unit previously worked with the team on the first-person puzzle …

The new studio will be based in Vancouver and will be looking for concept artists when the studio opens

Narrative design is an important part of any creative endeavour. Game projects will often use writers and narrative designers towards the end of a project but the role can do so much more. Sean Cleaver finds out what narrative means for game development employment opportunities

The game from UK-based Sports Interactive also topped the boxed PC charts again this week.

HTC Vive has announced its first price drop for its virtual reality headset. Starting from today, the HTC Vive will now cost just 599 in the UK, and all new purchases will come with a free trial to its Viveport subscription service, which lets consumers experience up to five titles …

F1, Codemasters and Gfinity team up to launch the Formula 1 esports Series for the latter part of 2017

Gfinity has announed today that it is the first official esports partner for Formula 1. Gfinity will be delivering the Formula 1 Esports Series, a first for Formula 1 that will see players from all over the world duke it out to prove themselves the best virtual F1 drivers in …

At an Nvidia event at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany,the developers of hit game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds have revealed an update that’ll integrate with Nvidia’s ShadowPlay Highlights system. The integration is available now, and should kick in the next time you boot up Steam, and will allow players to automatically capture their …

With sales numbers confirmed on last night's Xbox live stream, the game is now also the most popular non-Valve developed game on Steam

Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy has claimed its seventh week at No.1 in the weekly UK Top 40 charts, extending its record for the most No.1s in 2017. Sales fell by 23 per cent week-on-week, after remaining steady the week before. New releases Agents of Mayhem and City Skylines: PlayStation 4 …