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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 »Dragon’s Dogma Online announced for PC, PS4 and PS3
A free-to-play entry in Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma series has been unveiled for release in Japan later this year. Japanese gaming publication Famitsu broke the news of the new title, following weeks of speculation fuelled by trademark filings in Japan and Europe. The first Dragon’s Dogma was released for PS3 and …
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 »New Year, New Job: Building your CV with experience from around the industry
Cryss Leonhart, community manager at online game company Aeria Games Europe, tells us the lessons he has learnt moving from journalism to indie development, and eventually, community management. A while back, I was ready to pony up close to 30k for three years of heavy drinking and occasionally studying (if …
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 …
Read More »Accessories Update: Hori Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai and Turtle Beach XO Seven Pro
This week, we get ready to rumble with a new fight stick for the PS4 and experience Superhuman Hearing with Turtle Beach’s new headset Hori Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai Ahead of a year full of fighting game releases on the PS4, including Dead or Alive 5: Last Round and …
Read More »EA Mobile partners with WWF for fundraising campaign
A range of in-app purchases in EA’s mobile titles will be used to collect for wildlife charity WWF over the next week. As part of the collaboration between EA Mobile and WWF, players of specific titles in EA’s mobile catalogue will be able to fundraise for specific animals and ecosystems …
Read More »Japanese mobile firm Mobcast acquires Lumines IP
Japanese smartphone developer Mobcast has purchased the rights to Q Entertainment’s Lumines and Meteos puzzle franchises. Furthermore – as reported by Siliconera– the Tokyo-based studio has already announced it is working on a new mobile entry of the Lumines series for both Android and iOS. Lumines creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi is …
Read More »CD Projekt is ‘making a statement’ with free DLC
The Witcher III dev hopes 16 free add-ons will dissuade trade-ins and piracy
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