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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 …
Read More »North joins the ECS Season 3 Development League
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 …
Read More »Peter Moore is leaving EA for Liverpool FC
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 …
Read More »Peter Moore leaves EA for top job at Liverpool Football Club
Moore to take the reigns as Liverpool's CEO in June
Read More »Improbable reveal first partners in company’s SpatialOS Innovation program
Program launches with four announced partners
Read More »Improbable launch new version of SpatialOS with Unreal support and an Open Functional Beta
All this coming on March 2nd
Read More »Global digital games market rises to $7.47bn, growing 9.8% YOY
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 …
Read More »Kama Games: Cashing Your Chips
Chief marketing and commercial officer of Kama Games, Daniel Kashti, talks to Sean Cleaver about monetising the social casino market
Read More »Console Quality Gaming on Mobile
Mobile technology provider ARM tells Develop their five principles on providing console quality games on a mobile platform
Read More »Twitch to start selling games, with streamers getting 5% cut of sales
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 …
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