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Just when you thought Q1 next year was busy enough, EA has announced yet another promising new title for March 2013. Fuse is a new IP from the developers of Resistance and Ratchet and Clank, Insomniac. It is the studio’s first multi-platform release, with its previous games exclusive to PlayStation …
Read More »Win a Nokia Lumia 800 at next week’s Develop Quiz
New Year Develop Quiz announced for January 30th
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: You don’t need a degree to be a dev
Working in QA was a great way to familiarise myself with the inner mechanics of the industry, says Square Enix's Ben Bateman
Read More »Revamped UPlay could sell third-party download games
Ubisoft hopes to add titles from other publishers to its newly-launched UPlay app in future. The service currently only sells digital versions of Ubi’s own PC titles, but could be expanded to rival the likes of EA’s Origin and Steam. We remain open to opportunities,” Ubisoft’s Stephanie Perotti told MCV …
Read More »New Star Soccer 5 surpasses 1m downloads on iOS
Mobile sensation New Star Soccer 5 has been downloaded more than one million times on iOS. In an interview with our sister publication Develop, the game’s developer Simon Read said the free-to-play version of the hit game had also garnered almost 600,000 in-app purchases. 430,000 users had purchased the career …
Read More »Wii U Price and Date will be revealed tomorrow
It’s been quiet on the Wii U front since E3, but tomorrow, finally, Nintendo will reveal all. The platform holder has confirmed – via a tweet sent by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata – that tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct announcement will include the price, release date and ‘other information’. The firm is …
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: No experience? No qualifications? No problem
Our Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, explores the many paths games industry career – even if you’re starting from scratch. Square Enix’s Ben Bateman champions the benefits of starting at the bottom – a decision that led him from games testing and QA to Online Content Producer, …
Read More »Making an indie hit: New Star Soccer uncovered
A true bedroom coder, Simon Read talks to Develop about creating a mobile sensation
Read More »Half-Life remake amongst first games given the Greenlight by Valve
Valve has named the first ten titles to successfully pass through its Steam Greenlight process, including a remake of its classic first person shooter – Half-Life. The games, as voted for by the Steam community, are now available in the ‘Greenlit’ section of the digital distribution service until they are …
Read More »Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance still on for Western Xbox 360 launch, despite Japan no-show
The Xbox 360 version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will come out in Europe, Konami has told MCV, despite it’s cancellation in Japan. Earlier today Metal Gear developer Kojima Productions said that the Xbox 360 version of Revengeance would not be getting a Japanese release. The firm said there were …
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