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Developer David O' Reilly says the project is the first from gaming to qualify for an Academy Award

The full line-up for E3 2017’s Coliseum showcase has been released. The show is produced by The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley and offers two days of programming, including interviews and spotlights on many of gaming’s biggest publishers and developers. E3 badge holders in attendance can attend for free, although …

Story broken by Kotaku UK following Saturday's terror attack in London

Recent indie release Everything is treading new ground by becoming the first video game to be eligible to win an Oscar. One of the game’s trailers, which takes the form of an 11 minute short film, won the jury prize at the Vienna Shorts Festival. As a result, the short …

Yesterday saw the first big VAC ban wave of 2017, as Valve brought the hammer down on nearly 5,000 Steam accounts after detecting a number of new cheat programs for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The eagle-eyed team at Dot Esports noticed the spike, which mostly affected users on Linux and Windows …

Backwards compatibility has always been a headline winner, but the extent to which it is actually used has always been a point of contention. New data from Ars Technica about Xbox Live usage suggests that, in Xbox One’s case at least, very little time is spent taking advantage of the …

EA Chillingo’s former marketing director Stephen Hey has set up his own games marketing consultancy, HeyStephenHey. The new firm aims to provide ‘plug-in marketing expertise’ for both independent developers and publishers, with potential clients benefitting from Hey’s 24 years of experience promoting games across a variety of platforms. While the …

Bandai Namco and Tarsier Studios’ Little Nightmares is to receive a three-part expansion pass, the publisher has announced. Entitled Little Nightmares: Secrets of The Maw, the 7.99 season pass will add three new chapters to the game as it tells the tale of a parallel escape story. The first chapter, …

This weekend was an embarrassing moment for esports. The ESL Pro League Season 5 final was playing out as North and G2 Esports clash. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team North were facing a partisan crowd, G2 getting adoration as one of the most popular teams in the sport, and the situation …

Mojang and Telltale Games have announced the second season of Minecraft: Story Mode, with the first episode set to launch digitally on July 11th on Xbox One, PS4, PC, Mac, iOS and Android devices. A retail launch is also planned for the game, but this won’t be released until the …