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Adam Conway, director at The Digi Monsters, takes us through the process of how he combines objects using Substance Painter

"they’re spending more on crisis PR than the amount they would spend in secondary compensation."

Titles such as The Witcher III and Skyrim may be the leading names in the modern RPG market, but Pillars of Eternity developer Obsidian says there’s still a huge demand for old-school isometric role playing games. In an interview with MCV about its new RPG title Tyranny, Obsidian game director …

Simulation specialist Dovetail Games has said that its next generation Train Simulator title, Train Sim World, raises the bar for quality in the market. Speaking to MCV, COO Jon Rissik said that the simulation sector has been blighted by some low quality releases, but that sim projects can now compete …

WESA has created an arbitration court for eSports professionals to help settle disputes. The court will act independently of WESA, despite being founded by the group, and will help settle disputes related to matters such as contract disputes, prize money pay out and distribution, financial misconduct and player representation. The …

Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng is taking a break from professional League of Legends and therefore will not compete in the 2017 Spring Split. The news comes after a disappointing performance for Doublelift and his TSM team at Worlds. The team were favoured to do quite well, as the top seed from …

Handbook aimed at helping games companies understand the benefit of Games Tax Relief

Lee "Jaedong" Jae Dong, one of the most recognisable names in the world of StarCraft, has retired from competitive play after an 11 year career. Jaedong was a member of Evil Geniuses, and was considered to be one of the best StarCraft players of all time. His rivalry with Lee …

CastAR is bringing Twisted Metal veterans on board in an effort to further AR development

PS4 Pro is released next week (November 10th), and Sony has confirmed the complete lineup of titles that will be ready to make use of the extra processing power from the off. The selection includes the likes of Skyrim: Special Edition, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Mafia III, …