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The creator of indie hit Braid admits that the idea of working with Microsoft on its new Xbox console fills him with a certain amount of dread”. Jonathan Blow’s experiences with PS4, on the other hand, have been overwhelmingly positive. That’s why his next game, The Witness, is scheduled to …
Read More »Internal Maxis memo admits SimCity backlash is "fair"
A memo from Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw circulated within the studio reveals how much the troubled launch of SimCity has hurt the developer. "I’ll start by saying that I couldn’t be more proud of SimCity and the Maxis team that made it and are supporting it," it reads, as …
Read More »Ouya accepting game submissions
Top three titles during first six weeks of launch to be featured in documentary
Read More »Senior video games execs call for a more gay-friendly industry
Games representatives and social activists have called for an attitude of acceptance towards LGBT issues in the industry at an event in New York. As reported byGamasutra, senior staff from EA, Kixeye, the ESA and US politicians discussed the issues facing members of the LGBT community when it comes to …
Read More »Dishonored dev: PS4’s 8GB memory is "a joy"
Sony’s decision to up the PS4’s internal memory from 4GB to 8GB of DDR5 may seem like a tiny detail, but devs are delighted by the decision. Specifically, Dishonored’s lead level designer Christophe Carrier described his joy” at the new to Eurogamer. "As a level designer we are struggling against …
Read More »Game execs call for acceptance of LGBT in games
EA, Kixeye, the ESA and others speak up on representation and diversity in the industry
Read More »Xbox 360 isn’t maxed out yet, Gears of War dev argues
Xbox 360 may be currently in what we suspect to be the last year of its life, but developers People Can Fly and Epic reckon there’s more juice waiting to be squeezed out of its seven-year-old innards. "Yeah, there’ll always be something more we can figure out, do better," Gears …
Read More »New chairman appointed at The Hut Group
The Hut Group has announced that Richard Pennycook has been appointed chairman of the online retail business. Currently non-executive independent director of the group, Pennycook will take the position on April 1st as the current chairman, Angus Monro, stands down. The Hut Group chief executive Matthew Moulding said: Angus has …
Read More »BioShock Infinite team tried to cut Elizabeth from game "many times"
She’s become the iconic face of Irrational Games’ upcoming BioShock Infinite, but the Elizabeth character was almost cut out of the game on more than one occasion. "Do you know how many times people wanted to just cut her? Over and over again,” lead developer Ken Levine told Polygon. Because …
Read More »Nvidia announces support for AMD-powered PS4
Nvidia today announced that its PhysX and APEX technologies will be supported on the PS4, which Sony announced in February. Nvidia and AMD’s war for dominance of the PC platform has been as fiercely fought and well documented as Sony and Microsoft’s in the console space, so it’s interesting to …
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