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As we look forward to the upcoming release of GameMaker Studio 2, Sean Cleaver speaks to the team at YoYo Games about improvements to the engine and its benefits to education

I haven’t followed football in years, but there’s something electric about being in Anfield, the home of Liverpool Football Club. It’s hard not to get swept up in the scale and spectacle of the place. We’re gathered here for the second European qualifier for the Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) League …

Personal reasons cited for departure with David Byrne becoming interim COO.

The VR company to refocus on supporting external production

Daybreak studios are holding their first official European tournament for their battle royale kill-em-up H1Z1: King of the Kill in May. The event, which will livestreamed in its entirety on Twitch, will kick off on May 25th, pitting the premier KOTK killers into a fight for survival.This will occur primarily …

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds 2017 Charity Invitational, the first real competitive event for the phenomenally successful battle royale shooter, has raised a little over $120,000 for charity. Each region had 32 Duo teams competing for a win across three games, with the players with the highest placement across the three rounds in …

One of the founders of the 2K label moves on, but no reason given by company

A listing on video game rental site GameFly has suggested that a standalone version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare could be in the works. The listing, which was quickly removed, was captured by Call of Duty info site Charlie Intel, revealing that the remake will be available on GameFly …

Former general manager joins with an impressive back catalogue

Almost 20 years after its original release, German gamers can now legally play an unedited version of Valve’s Half-Life for the first time. Polygon reports that the game has finally been removed from Germany’s ‘list of objectionable media’, which is compiled and managed by the Federal Review Board for Media …