Dong Nguyen’s iOS flash-in-the-pan Flappy Bird is back. Strangely, new title Flappy Birds Family isn’t available on the Apple App Store or Google Play and can only be had through the Amazon Appstore. It’s free and is compatible with Amazon’s Fire TV platform. Flappy Birds now are on Amazon Fire …

As if video games aren’t already bad enough, it has now been revealed that they are as addictive as another really bad thing. So says The Sun, anyhow, which has a spread in today’s paper (via @scully1888) with the headline: ‘Gaming as addictive as heroin’ carrying a ‘The Sun Investigation’ …

Scientists and developers share their insight into why data, fact and research can form a robust foundation for designing game world, mechanics and even narratives

Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen is reportedly planning on re-releasing his controversial mobile hit this August. Nguyen revealed in March that he was planning a re-release with some improvements, but now CNBC is reporting a multiplayer component will be added. "Flappy Bird’s Dong Nguyen: Flappy Bird is coming back. Multiplayer. …

UK paper The Daily Mail has inevitably linked the tragic stabbing of a Leeds schoolteacher to video games. 61-year-old Spanish teacher Ann Maguire was yesterday killed in front of pupils yesterday by a still unnamed 15 year old male student. Police trawling social media accounts of schoolboy, 15, accused of …

Oscar Clark analyses the core pillars that make up the world's biggest game franchises

Dungeon Keeper creator slams free-to-play as UK devs welcome new rules from Office of Fair Trading

Develop speaks to the Fable creator about his vision for mobile games, his Dungeon Keeper woes and the latest on Godus

Developer explains decision to take mobile hit off app stores

The games industry has an exciting year ahead of it, but what do leading developers and platform holders believe will be the big trends of the next twelve months?