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London-based international games distributor Click Entertainment has a new majority stakeholder. Danish company Dangaard – owned by conglomerate the Fleggaard Group – has purchased a majority stake in the games firm. The amount Dangaardspent is undisclosed in the announcement. Click founder Jake Wright will continue to work as COO for …

Sony’s PlayStation VR finally hits shelves today. Even if history ultimately decides VR was just a gimmick, the impressive amount of hype surrounding PSVR will at least guarantee a couple millions headsets to be shifted in the first few weeks, and who knows what success may follow. Christmas will also …

Print and digital editions out now, 60-page issue dedicated entirely to VR development

Romania might not be known for its gaming scene, yet it’s actually behind one of the biggest franchises of all time. FIFA is (in part) being developed by EA Bucharest, alongside the firm’s flagship studio in Canada. And it’s not the only triple-A developer in the country, as mobile giant …

GAME Digital has seen profits for the year fall to 4.9m, down 81 per cent the 25.8m reported in the previous year. Sales dropped from 866.6m to 822.5m, a 5.1 per cent decline. Adjusted profit fell 56.8 per cent to 16.4m. The board has approved a final share dividend of …

FC Schalke 04 will host the Schalke 04 Scouting Days 2016, aiming to discover talent for its League of Legends team. The five day event will take place at the Gelsenkirchen’s VELTINS Arena, with Shackle scouts watching players’ every move. The five best performers over the week will be sent …

Oculus: "Customer safety is Oculus' top priority."

Royalty-free technology has had a successful first two months

Offers a chance to get an early look at Daydream

Virtual reality developers will need to step up and start offering titles that offer more than just a novelty appeal. That’s according to Oculus CTO and industry veteran John Carmack, who told an audience at Oculus Connect that the appeal of the new cannot be the sole selling point of …