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Video games are one of our most interesting and engaging narrative mediums, so why do business plans appear to have such a problem with portrayals of sex and relationships? Alex Calvin speaks to Christine Love, the developer of 'kinky lesbian sex' visual novel Ladykiller in a Bind, to get her take

Get your nominations in before March 10th

Intel "in the leadership spot right now" when it comes to eSports VR

23% say they've already been approached by different countries

Games trade body Ukie launched a new report today outlining the potential impact of Brexit on the UK games industry, stating that access to highly skilled international talent was one of the top priorities for UK games businesses. The report, entitled State of Play: The UK games industry’s priorities for …

Dr Jo Twist: "We know that evidence is key to informing policy and want the information presented in this report to inform the direction that the country will follow both in our upcoming negotiations with the EU as well as our ambition to become a truly Global Britain"

IEM Katowice is one of the largest tournaments in eSports, so big in fact it’s split across two weekends. While official stats have yet to be released, many thousands of fans swarm on the Spodek Arena in the small Polish town to watch the best LOL, Starcraft 2 and CS:GO …

It’s not too late to get your nominations in for the Women in Games 2017 awards, which take place in May. There are seven categories in this year’s awards, with nominations closing on March 10th. The New Development Talent Award recognises exceptional new talent in games development and design, and …

It was only released last week, but already Nintendo’s critical smash hit The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been emulated on PC. Motherboard reports that a hacked version of the game’s Wii U release was available online very shortly after the official release. It can be played …

Russian football club FC Anzhi Makhachkala have announced a new signing, in the form of Dota 2 player Alexander “XBOCT” Dashkevich.  XBOCT is one of the best players ever from the CIS region, being a part of the NaVi team that was considered the best in the world for many …