Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (opens in new tab) has a remake of Der Riese, the final map from Call of Duty: World at War’s original Zombies campaign – but you can only play it if you buy one of the special editions. Activision and Treyarch announced that The …

As game development becomes an ever broader church, it’s fitting that this year’s Develop, taking place July 14–16 in its traditional home, should encompass an extraordinary diversity of experience, its lineup designed to cater to all who make the pilgrimage to Brighton. Take, for example, the ever-popular business track. This …

Back in the ’90s, R.L. Stine’s series of children’s books introduced a generation of readers to things that go bump in the night. The big screen adaptation of Goosebumps has taken a decidedly meta-twist on those bone-chilling tales, as the first trailer showcases Jack Black in the role of Stine …

The first Battlefront was a revelation. Instead of creating yet another Force-obsessed Jedi romp, developer Pandemic focused on the expendable grunts and foot soldiers stationed on the frontlines of the Star Wars universe. You could steal a Jedi Interceptor and battle it out in the skies, or jump into the …

What do you want to leave behind for those who roam the post-nuclear wasteland to find as they rummage through your home or workspace? If you answered “2-inch tall miniature figurines of Fallout (opens in new tab) characters,” congratulations! You’re exactly the type of person and/or irradiated ghoul that might …

H aving served as a director at Zenimax Online, Riot Studios and Io-Interactive, senior lecturer in Digital Games Rich Barham’s CV features a dazzling list of credits that includes World Of Warcraft, League Of Legends, The Elder Scrolls Online and Hitman. He continues to be active in the industry he …

Before you reach for your blaster so you can shoot first, hear me out. Yes, the original Star Wars trilogy is stunning. Three basically perfect films (even Return of the Jedi) that are everything the prequels aren’t – clever, cool, and full of charismatic creatures. And I’m definitely not making …

The X-Files revival series is set to debut in January 2016. If you start watching from season one today, you can relive the entire nine seasons of its original run prior to the revival premiere. At least, that’s what Fox’s latest promo clip is encouraging fans to do — and …

Andrew Richardson and Chris Knowles are programme leaders for, respectively, BA (Hons) Game and App Design and BSc (Hons) Games Software Development. Both have varied CVs, Richardson having created and exhibited interactive artwork internationally, while Knowles is an experienced software developer. Here, they explain the broad reach of Sunderland’s offering. …

No tea tables were upended – as a Nintendo euphemism for radical changes towards the end of a game’s development goes – during the making of Super Mario 3D World. Since 2005’s Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Nintendo EAD Tokyo has blossomed into one of the publisher’s finest assets, and it …