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On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.” So starts one of Satoru Iwata’s most famous speeches, which was delivered – in English – at GDC in 2005. The president of Nintendo died …
Read More »Palmer Luckey: Oculus Touch is only the beginning
The virtual reality revolutionary discusses VR controllers and why the Touch won’t be shipping with the Rift on day one
Read More »Kojima Productions is no more, voice actor claims
Hideo Kojima’s famous Kojima Productions may have been ‘dissolved’, if claims from a voice actor are correct. Kojima Productions got dissolved,” the Japanese voice of Solid Snake Akio Otsuka said, as reported by Kotaku. Due to the team’s hard effort, the game is just about finished. This is no exaggeration, …
Read More »Brighton Game Collective moves to new premises
Larger office enables hub to offer desk space to fellow developers
Read More »Miyamoto tipped as possible Iwata successor
The creator of Mario could be in line to become the next president of Nintendo. The Wall Street Journal reports that development boss Shigeru Miyamoto could be in line to take charge of the company following the death of Satoru Iwata this weekend. "I am truly surprised and saddened by …
Read More »Nintendo president Satoru Iwata passes away aged 55
Industry reacts with outpouring of tributes for highly respected figure in games
Read More »Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has died at the age of 55
The games industry is today mourning the loss of one of its greatest. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata on Saturday died of cancer of the bile duct at the age of 55. His struggle with ill health first came to light when it was confirmed it was going to miss E3 …
Read More »Don’t Starve: Pocket Edition arrives on iPad
Don’t Starve: Pocket Edition has launched on iOS for iPad devices. The mobile version of Klei’s survival adventure is available now for $5 on the App Store, and the indie studio states the release packs all the content of the game’s $15 PC release. The Pocket Edition – optimized for …
Read More »Gauntlet: Slayer Edition heading to PS4 in August
An upgraded version of Arrowhead’s Gauntlet reboot is heading to PlayStation 4 next month, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced. Dubbed Gauntlet: Slayer Edition, the title will arrive for Sony’s current-gen hardware on August 11th for $19.99. The reboot initially launched last year on Windows PC, carrying the same price …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: July 5-11
Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved is once again perched on top of Steam’s top ten sellers weekly chart. No surprise, the game surpassed 1m sales during the period. Grand Theft Auto V and newcomer Rocket League finished behind in second and third, respectively. Elite: Dangerous jumped up to fourth …
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