Feature McLaren's drive to turn gamers into Formula 1 racers Director of esports Ben Payne discusses the firm's five-year plan for Shadow Project and sourcing new champions Feb. 5, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News HMV saved from collapse by Sunrise Records Canadian retailer will buy 100 stores, but 27 branches and 455 jobs will be lost Feb. 5, 2019 James Batchelor
News Apex Legends attracts 1m unique players in less than eight hours Roadmap of new content planned for at least a year as EA enters free-to-play battle royale foray Feb. 5, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature Kingdom Hearts III: Critical Consensus Reviewers praise the scope and magic of this long-awaited entry, but warn it's no picnic for newcomers Feb. 4, 2019 James Batchelor
News 4A Games embroiled in controversy over Metro Exodus' Epic Games Store exclusivity Koch Media/Deep Silver once again stresses it is responsible for the decision after studio employee threatens no future PC games Feb. 4, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Twitch streamers racked up 9.36 billion hours viewed in 2018 Over one billion of those were dedicated to Fortnite, but battle royale title's viewship is on the decline Feb. 4, 2019 James Batchelor
News Mobile and esports drive Konami revenues to $1.75 billion Nine-month financials show steady growth in games for Pro Evolution Soccer publisher Feb. 4, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature The Dungeon Master fantasy: Designing asymmetrical multiplayer in Breach QC Games boss Dallas Dickinson discusses balancing the different tools and strategies that let players tell new stories with every match Feb. 1, 2019 James Batchelor
News Sumo Group acquires Red Kite Games Crackdown 3 developer brings work-for-hire studio into the fold Feb. 1, 2019 James Batchelor
News Kingdom Hearts III sells more than 600,000 copies in Japan at launch Square Enix's RPG Disney mash-up more than doubled debut sales of Resident Evil 2 remake Feb. 1, 2019 James Batchelor
News Opt-in review system in the works for Epic Games Store Developers will be able to decide whether they want to allow consumers to leave reviews on their games Feb. 1, 2019 James Batchelor 5 comments
News Netmarble readying bid for Nexon South Korean games firm reportedly forming consortium to go up against Kakao and Tencent Jan. 31, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature Failbetter's final push to ensure Sunless Skies flies at launch One year on from disappointing Early Access sales, the Fallen London studio is gearing up for a confident launch Jan. 31, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Keywords expects 2018 revenues to surpass €250 million Revenues and profit before tax up by 65% during the year Jan. 31, 2019 James Batchelor
Stub Phoenix Labs' Dauntless migrating to Epic Games Store Users will be required to sign up for Epic Games account, current patcher application will be retired Jan. 31, 2019 James Batchelor
News Second YouTuber complains of DMCA abuse from Escape From Tarkov developer Battlestate Games accused of misusing copyright takedown notices to silence “negative hype” Jan. 31, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Nintendo trims Switch target as net sales near $10 billion for fiscal year Platform holder celebrates record-breaking success of Smash Bros and Pokémon, delays Mario Kart Tour Jan. 31, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
Feature Beyond PlayStation 5: Quantic Dream's next-gen, multi-platform vision NetEase investment will allow Detroit: Become Human studio to target new fans in China and “compete with the best AAA studios” Jan. 30, 2019 James Batchelor
News VR Awards organisers launch AIXR trade body Not-for-profit group Academy of International Extended Reality aims to support all immersive technology industries Jan. 30, 2019 James Batchelor
News Star Control: Origins restored to GOG after DMCA block Publisher thanks Valve and GOG for their “timely review of the situation” Jan. 30, 2019 James Batchelor
News Playtika opens $6m R&D centre in Bucharest New Romanian outfit will provide QA and testing for mobile company's games Jan. 30, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature Founder Mike Kulas returns to Volition after eight years “There's nothing I'd rather do until retirement - true retirement this time” Jan. 29, 2019 James Batchelor
News Twitch no longer advertising big streamer events on smaller channels “We always want you to hold us accountable,” streaming platform says in apology statement Jan. 29, 2019 James Batchelor
News Games investments raised $5.7 billion in 2018 Amount of fundraising was more than double that of 2017, led by Epic Games' $1.25 billion round Jan. 29, 2019 James Batchelor
News Development restarts on Metroid Prime 4, Retro Studios back in the fold Nintendo says it was not satisfied with the quality, warns of “extensive” delay Jan. 25, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment