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Annual initiative seeking narrative-led video games holding free London workshop tomorrow
Read More »Valve admits it needs to communicate with fans more
Steam owner Valve has said that it must improve the way in which it communicates with its passionate fan base. While companies such as Microsoft have enjoyed great success recently by opening up its channels of communication with the Xbox fan base, Valve has typically taken a more Apple-like approach, …
Read More »Apple Watch to arrive in April
Three models due for release, ranging from $350 to $10,000
Read More »Record 26,000 attended GDC 2015 last week
More than 26,000 games industry professionals were in San Francisco for last week’s Game Developers Conference. The attendance figure marks a new record for the annual event, with visitors sitting in on more than 650 sessions and checking out the wares of almost 350 companies exhibiting in the GDC Expo …
Read More »What next for indies?
The indie revolution is hitting its next phase. Develop asks what the future holds for gaming’s most creative element
Read More »Remember Me 2 is ready to go, awaiting Capcom greenlight
Life Is Strange developer Dontnod has already finished the story for Remember Me 2. Remember Me was released in 2013 to a mixed critical reception, with the developer subsequently moving on to Square Enix’s episodic title Life Is Strange. A return to its first release, however, could be on the …
Read More »Kudo Tsunoda given greater control of Xbox development teams
Microsoft has confirmed a promotion for Kinect and Hololens creator Kudo Tsunoda. The company says Tsunoda will expand his charter on the Xbox leadership team” but has fallen short of saying that he has stepped up to fill the role that is widely presumed to have been vacated by Phil …
Read More »Apple Watch ships next month
Apple has peeled back the curtain further on its new wearable the Apple Watch, announcing pre-orders and shipping start next month. The iDevice maker will offer small and large sizes of three different editions of the watch: Apple Watch Sport, Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition, and each will need …
Read More »Street Fighter V scheduled for spring 2016 release on PS4, PC
Capcom appears to have let slip the release window for Street Fighter V, with the company posting and then pulling word that the game is set for spring 2016. Over the weekend, the following statement could be found at the bottom of this Capcom Unity post – though it’s since …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: March 1-7
Dragon Ball Xenoverse has claimed the peak position on Steam’s top ten sellers for the past week. Pre-orders are still going strong for the PC edition of Grand Theft Auto V, with the title finishing in the top five again. Rockstar’s title finished ahead of Counter-Strike Global Offensive, Cities: Skylines …
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