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The continued fragmentation of the Android market is an absolute nightmare for game developers and testing firms, QA experts have toldDevelop. Speaking as part of a roundtablelooking at the state of QA and localisation in games, Testronic operations director Chris Rowley said the issue of differing mobile devices was accelerating, …
Read More »Bad VR is VR’s biggest threat, Oculus owner argues
"I think really bad VR is the only thing that can kill off VR." So says Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey, who toldEngadget: "That’s why we’ve been so careful to say that ‘these are dev kits, do not buy, do not buy!People don’t have experience with this technology. When it …
Read More »Wii U nearly catches PS4 in Japan
Console sales fell this week in Japan despite a number of new titles coming to stores, Japanese sales data from Famitsu reveals. The 3DS still heads up the hardware charts for the week ending May 18th, but with considerably lower sales than last week. 25,440 3DS units were sold compared …
Read More »Dark Souls director Miyazaki becomes From Software president
The man who directed both Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls has been handed the presidency of developer From Software. Gamasutra reports that Hidetaka Miyazaki, who joined the company in 2004, has been promoted as part of a reshuffle that has also seen Demon’s Souls producer Masanori Takeuchi move into a …
Read More »Getting started with HTML5
Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog shares tools and tutorials to get started with HTML5 game development
Read More »Luckey: Virtual reality’s greatest danger is bad VR
Oculus creator says without Facebook, the company wouldn't be able to achieve the vision for its first consumer model
Read More »Apple Stores fall from 1st to 13th in Which favourite retailers survey
UK consumers are apparently falling out of love with Apple Stores over accusations of poor customer service. This year’s Which Shop Survey found that the chain is now the UK’s 13th favourite retailer – a sharp drop from last year when it topped the ratings. Several customers complained about it …
Read More »EA pulls original Peggle in New Zealand as F2P version is introduced
A free-to-play version of PopCap puzzler Peggle has arrived on the iOS App Store – at the expense of the existing paid version. Pocket Gamer reports that while the new version is broadly the same as the original release in gameplay terms, it does change a few elements – such …
Read More »Free-to-play FIFA World enters global open beta
EA has entered the next stage in the evolution of its lucrative FIFA franchise by opening up its free-to-play PC title FIFA World to all. The EA Canada developed game is effectively the Ultimate Team mode from the console game, albeit built around a modified game engine. It features over …
Read More »Minecraft Realms launches worldwide
Mojang’s private Minecraft server subscription service Minecraft Realms is available now worldwide. The developer announced the news earlier this week on its blog, explaining that the service is now an option wherever Minecraft is available. The service launched in North America last month, adding to its growing list of region’s …
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