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Read More »Develop Live: Learn how to choose your career path… from a puppet owl
Book your place now for next week's conference, including Ground Shatter's James Parker (and his owl) on the pros and cons of going indie
Read More »Oculus Rift Crescent Bay version revealed
Oculus has announced a new version of the Oculus Rift made for developers looking to finish commercial versions of their titles on the virtual reality platform. Dubbed Crescent Bay, the new VR headset was unveiled as part of the company’s Oculus Connect conference this past weekend in Hollywood, California. The …
Read More »INSIGHT: The rise of consoles as media hubs
James Brown, consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel, examines the rising importance of consoles as media hubs and casts an eye toward the role they may one day play in the entertainment sector… When the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, admitted just ahead of this year’s E3 that the company …
Read More »Develop Live: The full schedule revealed
26 experts to speak at new conference on October 2nd – Book your place now
Read More »Tiga wants regional game incubators at universities
Trade body wants closer ties between industry and academia to support new studios
Read More »FBI investigating Anita Sarkeesian death threats
The FBI is investigating the abuse, and specifically the death threats, endured by Tropes vs Women creator Anita Sarkeesian. The IGDA earlier this month confirmed that it had discussed the issue with authorities, and now Polygon reports that the FBI is directly involved in the case. A representative of the …
Read More »Learn how to use psychology in your games at Develop Live
Cyberpsychologist Berni Good explains how it can be used to influence everything from monetisation to game design
Read More »Uncooked ditches print version of GAMER, makes brand digital-only
The current physical issue of GAMER magazine will be the last. Bournemouth’s Uncooked Media has announced its intention to shift the brand online, focusing on its interactive GAMER app that launched in February. By focusing on GAMER Interactive we can embrace new opportunities, such as creating one-off specials on a …
Read More »Notch: "Mojang sale is not about the money, it’s about my sanity"
Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has said that the growth of Minecraft and the influence the game now exerts are the reasons behind his decision to sell Mojang. The $2.5bn acquisition at the hands of Microsoft was confirmed today, with a statement from Mojang saying that Persson doesn’t want the responsibility of …
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