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Collectible card games have a long history, but whether its Magic or Pokémon, they’ve always been an all-consuming passion, rather than a casual drop-in.  While DropMix is a game, and it does have collectible cards which are sold in packs, the similarities end there. Instead Hasbro and Harmonix have created …

We had a quick look through the sales data to date this year, and while we can’t reveal exact figures we can compile a couple of quick lists for you to see how the race is shaping up for the biggest selling new titles (sorry GTA) of 2017. First up …

Sega today announced the departure of its top European-based executive Chris Bergstresser, who held the roles of President and COO. He only joined the company back in August, speaking of a roadmap that was planned as far as 2020, so his departure after just a few months looks to be …

After speaking to Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda it looks unlikely that the Japanese-based publisher will follow the likes of Take-Two or EA in a broad strategic push towards games-as-a-service titles with microtransactions. Having been asked about the different models of mobile and console games, Matsuda replied: "The way that …

Jem Alexander speaks to Ubisoft Milan’s Dario Migliavacca and Davide Soliani about the role of passion in development and working with Nintendo on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Free game development education site now accepting new students through December for a January start

Jagex is looking to become the home of living games, an evolution of the live games as a service phenomenon that is enveloping the industry. Jem Alexander speaks to Phil Mansell, studio CEO, to discuss.

Heroes and Generals developer receives cash injection to aid international growth

Nintendo is working with PC giant Nvidia to bring a range of Wii and GameCube games to the Nvidia Shield handheld. The catch, however, is that the game are unlikely to ever officially appear outside of China. Analyst Daniel Ahmad reports that the Shield will feature official ports of titles …

Hi-Rez Studios is scrapping the in-game currency found in Paladins and is replacing it with a loot box system. The Cards Unbound system works as you might expect, although it differs from some others in that it allows players to level up their cards by obtaining duplicates. The number of …