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The CEO of Lucid Sound has criticised rival headsets for all looking ‘exactly the same’. Chris von Huben, whose career has included founding the Tritton headset range before becoming VP of MadCatz, says there is not enough innovation in how audio products are being designed. His comments come as the …
Read More »Why you should value your Steam keys and think before you give your game away for free
Kiss CEO Darryl Still explains why you should consider physical and digital SKUs as equal, and reveals the right way to use giveaways
Read More »VIDEO: Modern remake of Wonder Boy 3 incoming
A full remake of Sega’s Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon’s Trap is in development. The title is being made by French developer Lizardcube, with DotEmu handling publishing duties. Series creator Ryuichi Nishizawa is on board with the title. The final release drops the number from the title; it will be …
Read More »All the world’s a video game, Elon Musk reckons
Video games’ market reach may be even greater than we realise. Speaking at the annual Recode Code Conference, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has speculated that the world is nothing more than an elaborate video game, and its people the cast. Forty years ago we had pong. Like, two …
Read More »Modding can ‘reenergise’ retro gaming, says Sega Europe
Allowing players to modify classic games can help rejuvenate piracy-hit retro gaming. That’s according to Sega’s James Schall, talking after the launch of the Sega Mega Drive Classics Hub. The Hub opened on April 28th on Steam, and over 350,000 Mega Drive titles were sold in just three weeks. But …
Read More »Full Develop:Brighton 2016 programme revealed
Highlights include Hideo Kojima keynote, indie keynote from Funomena’s Robin Hunicke, and pitching and funding workshop
Read More »Dragon’s Den inventors move into mobile development with ‘Flappy Bird-style runner’
Sue Youn and Ben Ansah successfully secured £50,000 in investment from Peter Jones for their Yogiyo Korean cooking range
Read More »ESA: ‘Games industry asked for E3 Live’
Free consumer show E3 Live came after demands from the games industry. Speaking to MCV, Rich Taylor, SVP of PR and communications for E3 organiser ESA, said that leaders in the market insisted that the show provide an event for consumers. Every year the question of whether we are going …
Read More »New ZapWorks tools available to AR and VR developers
Specialises in creating short-form content, based on tech used by Rovio and Warner Bros
Read More »Mad Catz needs to shift Rock Band inventory as losses rocket 470%
The Rock Band 4 gamble has not paid off for Mad Catz. The company suffered a $11.6m loss in the financial year ending March 31st, with operating losses growing up 470 per cent. CEO Karen McGinnis, who was put in place following an exodus of staff from the company, says …
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