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One of the most interesting games to launch in the last few months has been the surreal and narrative-driven Virginia. The title was made by Variable State, the indie studio set up by Jonathan Burroughs and Terry Kenny who met while working at DeepMind – the machine-learning AI start-up purchased …

In August, MMO specialist Trion Worlds made its debut in China with Trove. We speak to CEO Scott Hartsman for tips about moving to this lucrative region. Trion Worlds has been behind MMOs such as Rift, Defiance and Trove. How would you assess the state of the MMO market? It …

Earlier this month the Washington State Gambling Commission contacted Valve and asked them to put a stop to all gambling done through Steam’s services. Valve just replied, and said no. In a lengthy letter to the commission, which was also sent to Tech Raptor, Valve said they were disappointed” that …

Hyperlight Drifter, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday and Bad News all get nods

Hardware manufacturer Razer has purchased audio company THX, which is perhaps best known as being a part of Lucasfilm back in the day. THX was originally created by George Lucas to make sure that Star Wars sounded as its creators intended to when played in cinemas, however after that turned …

United Front Games has seemingly shut its doors and its early access title has been removed from Steam. There has been no official confirmation of the studio’s closure, however multiple developers have tweeted that they have lost their jobs, and United Front’s current Steam Early Access title Smash+Grab is no …

Drake joins from the European Commission,Pocket Gamer appoints editor andKoch Media promotes UK PR manager. UKIE hires policy and public affairs officer The UK games industry trade body just hired Marianna Drake as policy and public affairs officer. She is a newcomer to the industry, joining from the European Commission …

Razer nabs majority of THX assets and all of its staff for undisclosed sum

Promises to make Hatoful Boyfriend 3 more revealing than expected

Early access release Smash + Grab is no longer purchasable on Steam