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Laser League is hard to explain without a host of cultural touchstones to hand. Think Tron, but not really. A MOBA, but not really. It’s perhaps even a little like Rocket League — but not really.  The most important thing to know about Laser League is that it’s good, very …

The Escapists 2 will arrive on PS4, Xbox One and PC on August 22nd, publisher Team17 has announced, with a Switch version following at a later date. Priced at 19.99, the game will be available as both a digital and physical release on PS4 and Xbox One thanks to Team17’s …

New Unity engine begins roll out today following community beta

Gfinity has appointed Mark Brittain as the company’s new CCO. Previously, Brittain was global head of commercial at Syco Entertainment, where he oversaw all commercial and revenue generating activity for the company’s key brands, formats and talent. He’s also worked for Simon Cowell and Simon Fuller over the last twelve …

Magic Leap's Graeme Devine spoke on the opening keynote for Evolve:Brighton on mixed reality and how the company approached it

Step away now if you’re tired of hearing the term the Netflix of games”. A new on-demand games service called Jump is on the way that will offer users access to a library of between 60 and 100 indie games for $9.99 a month. You could call it ‘the Netflix …

Messaging and services company Line Corporation is branching out into games publishing. Pocket Gamer reports that the new division will be called Line Games. It will focus its initial efforts on Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan. Line has also taken a controlling 51 per cent stake in Korean developer …

Oculus’ senior developer of strategy has left the company after over three years. Callum Underwood confirmed via a blog post that he is joining indie publisher Raw Fury, where he will join former DICE CEO Karl Magnus Troedsson and former Destructoid head Hamza Aziz. At Oculus he was a key …

On the eve of Develop Brighton, Liz Prince of recruitment specalist Amiqus asks game developers just what they do to relax when it comes to leave

A patch has finally introduced online play to the Switch version of NBA Playgrounds, some two months after the game was first released. Matthew Karch of developer Saber Interactive has been quite vocal about the frustrations faced in getting the patch live, however. As spotted by Reddit, Karch has suggested …