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A remastered edition of Quantic Dream’s 2005 interactive narrative game Indigo Prophecy has launched on PC and mobile platforms. As we found out last week when its PC retail listing turned up, the new version’s title mashes the international moniker Fahrenheit together with the North American name Indigo Prophecy. The …
Read More »Devolver says Yes! to YouTubers
Hotline Miami publisher allowing channel owners to keep all ad revenues for their videos
Read More »Devolver Digital gives backing to YouTubers
Can you post and monetise videos of Devolver games? Yes, emphatically yes. The MCV Awards nominated indie publisher has, in a presumed response to Nintendo’s controversial revenue sharing demands, made it clear that it is perfectly happy for video makers to stream its games and keep all the ad revenue …
Read More »Ice-T takes on GamerGate in upcoming Law & Order episode
Well, if there’s one person who can sort out GamerGate it could well be Ice-T. Law & Order spin off series Special Victims Unit will next month feature an episode entitled Intimidation Game” that sees a female game developer endure a torrent of online abuse and an assault at a …
Read More »Read about the Top 100 Women in Games in this week’s issue of MCV
This week, MCV looks at the careers of the Top 100 Women working in the British games industry. We’ve dedicated 15 pages to profiling the entrants of MCV’s Top 100 Women in Games list, featuring women from all fields including PR, marketing, journalism, development and publishing. As of Monday we …
Read More »Spil invites mobile devs to pitch games at Casual Connect
Successful applicants will get their title on show at event
Read More »TIGA and The Barbican team up for indie competition
Devs given the chance to showcase their game at Game On 2.0 exhibition later this year
Read More »‘Bad coding leaves developers patching up damaged reputations’
A new Government-funded organisation has been set-up to help developers stamp out bugs and online issues in their games. Tony Dyhouse, director of the Trustworthy Software Initiative, explains Is the pressure on developers to rush new games to market causing more to be released before they are truly ready? Recent …
Read More »Free press kit creator opens up to game devs
Easy-to-use tool provides space for contact details, developer history, images, videos and more
Read More »Housemarque on making niche downloadable games and the success of Resogun
If you’ve heard of Finnish developer Housemarque, it’s likely the result of sci-fi shoot-em-ups Resogun and Super Stardust. The firm has garnered a cult following over the years with its downloadable PSN titles. But in 2013 the firm reached its biggest audience yet. Resogun was a launch title for PS4 …
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