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Twitch has announced that it intends to start selling games directly through its platform.  The new system will see the streaming site offer games from Ubisoft, Telltale Games, Digital Extremes, Hi-Rez Studios, tinyBuild, Paradox Interactive, Trion Worlds, Vlambeer, and many more on its site.  Anyone that purchases a game through …

FACEIT and Twitch have announced the details of the ECS Development League, including the teams that will be playing in it.  The competition kicks off later today, with eight teams from Europe and eight teams from North America competing for a chance to play one of the relegation teams from …

One of video games’ longest serving executives has been named as the new CEO of Liverpool Football Club. Peter Moore, a devoted and livelong fan of the club, will assume his new position in June, reporting directly to owners Fenway Sports Group. Passion is essential for all of us at …

Moore to take the reigns as Liverpool's CEO in June

Program launches with four announced partners

All this coming on March 2nd

The global digital games market soared to $7.47bn in January 2017, showing a healthy growth of 9.8 per cent year-on-year, according to a new report from SuperData Research. Digital console and premium PC showed the biggest rise worldwide, with increases of 32 and 34 per cent year-on-year respectively. In the …

Chief marketing and commercial officer of Kama Games, Daniel Kashti, talks to Sean Cleaver about monetising the social casino market

Mobile technology provider ARM tells Develop their five principles on providing console quality games on a mobile platform

Twitch has announced it will start selling games and in-game content directly through its streaming platform starting this spring. Both developers and Partnered Twitch streamers will be able to get a cut of the money made from game sales, with developers earning 70 per cent of the revenue and streamers …