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GDC organisers Informa Tech have announced the finalists for the the 24th annual awards ceremony of the Independent Games Festival.

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It's been a good festive season for Meta's Quest 2 VR headset, judging by the numbers downloading the Oculus app over their turkey dinners

Those hoping for a return to the Los Angeles Convention Center this year will be disappointed, as the ESA has confirmed that E3's physical event has been cancelled

Turtle Rock Studios has woken up in the safe house of Tencent Games, having just been acquired for an undisclosed sum.

Rec Room says that its user base has grown 450% in the 12 months to November 2021, with mobile experiencing the largest growth

Square Enix's wildly popular MMORPG Final Fantasy 14 has been pulled from sale, as the game's servers have struggled to meet demand.

The BFI has released its Screen Business report, showing that both the number of jobs in the UK games industry and its overall economic contribution have reached record highs.

Hazelight Studios’ co-operative title It Takes Two was awarded the Game of the Year award at last night’s The Game Awards. The game went home with three awards, winning in the Game of the Year, Best Family and Best Multiplayer categories. The awards took place last night, hosted as ever …