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One of the Oculus Rift’s earliest and brightest talismans has turned heel and backed a rival device. Eurogamer reports that developer Frontier has confirmed that its virtual reality development efforts are now being focused on Steam’s HTC Vive headset. Indeed, Elite Dangerous hasn’t been updated to work with more recent …
Read More »Region Focus: Quebec City
For a long time, Quebec has inspired jealous rivals around the world for its generous tax breaks. But how are those incentives actually being put to use in Quebec City? Develop investigates the small but tightly-knit community
Read More »Could Curve become Britain’s next Eidos?
Dominic Wheatley has a point to prove. The co-founder of Eidos – the Brit firm behind hits such as Championship Manager, Hitman and Tomb Raider – departed the company after it had floated. Years of uncertainty followed, as it passed through different owners before finally being acquired by Japanese giant …
Read More »Opinion: Scene is set for UK games industry PR triumph
Just under ten years ago, Boris Johnson said that computer games rot the brain. He said it was time to say ‘no to Nintendo’, ‘garrotte the Game Boy’ and ‘paralyse the PlayStation’. Thanks Boris. Ten years later, and he’s not just changed his tune, but he has handed the games …
Read More »Nintendo says Fire Emblem: Fates changes cater to local tastes
The omission of a controversial plotline from 3DS title Fire Emblem: Fates was purely driven to standard localisation practices, Nintendo has said. It was revealed yesterday that a plot involving a lesbian character who has her drink spiked to trick her into falling in love with a male companion would …
Read More »Jonathan Blow is most definitely working hard on The Witness
Are you familiar with the word ‘crunch’? In game development terms, it refers to a period typically approaching the release of a title when deadlines are approaching so rapidly that coders are forced to work all hours of the day, sometimes for weeks or months at a time, in order …
Read More »Sounding Sweet opens new Leamington office
Audio post-production company expands with second branch in ‘Silicon Spa’
Read More »Ubisoft teams with Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision for VR
A production company founded by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and Josh Waller is working with Ubisoft to produce virtual reality content. The announcement was made at the Sundance Film Festival. Ubisoft’s FunHouse Studio in Montreal is leading development duties. We’re thrilled to partner with an industry leader like Ubisoft to …
Read More »Stand Up For GamesAid returns to The Comedy Store in May
Stand Up For GamesAid will return on Monday, May 9th at London’s The Comedy Store. Tickets are available right now for just 15 (plus 2 booking fee) . It is always a fun evening and always sells out, so make sure to get your tickets early. You can buy them …
Read More »ESL-Riot partnership gives UK teams shot at the big leagues
The ESL UK Premiership will now offer League of Legends teams from the United Kingdom and Ireland the chance to progress into the Challenger Series. The winner of ESL’s Premiership, which hosts teams from all over the country in a season-long league, will be invited to the European Summer Challenge …
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