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The League of Legends developer and the Runescape developer respectively, become members of the UK trade body
Read More »Riot Games and Jagex join Ukie
Develop Awards 2017 Spotlight: Aardvark Swift
The recruitment specialist has been helping graduates secure work and get the industry to help support eduation. The Develop Awards sees the Search for a Star winners collecting prizes
Read More »Jump to offer an on-demand subscription indie games service
Step away now if you’re tired of hearing the term the Netflix of games”. A new on-demand games service called Jump is on the way that will offer users access to a library of between 60 and 100 indie games for $9.99 a month. You could call it ‘the Netflix …
Read More »NBA Playgrounds finally gets online play on Switch
A patch has finally introduced online play to the Switch version of NBA Playgrounds, some two months after the game was first released. Matthew Karch of developer Saber Interactive has been quite vocal about the frustrations faced in getting the patch live, however. As spotted by Reddit, Karch has suggested …
Read More »Develop Awards 2017 Partner Spotlight: Ukie
Dr Jo Twist OBE, CEO of Ukie, talks about the trade body and the work around investement in the UK games industry over the last year
Read More »Jason VandenBerghe leaves Ubisoft for ArenaNet
The For Honor leaves to be director of design for the Guild Wars 2 developer
Read More »Dion DiMucci goes legal with Bethesda over Fallout 4 ad
Singer Dion DiMucci is taking Bethesda to court over the use of his song ‘The Wanderer’ in an ad for Fallout 4. Kotaku reports that DiMucci believes the game depicts repugnant and morally indefensible images” of violence that offer no redeeming value”. As a result, he has taken exception to …
Read More »Develop Awards 2017 Partner Spotlight: Testronic
COO of the QA specialist Testronic, Keith Ramsdale, reflects on the impact VR, AR, esports and the rise of freemium have had on the QA sector.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Origins is getting a comic series and novel
Ubisoft has revealed an extensive number of publishing ventures that will arrive alongside its upcoming Assassin’s Creed Origins later this year. The game will be accompanied by a novel, a comic miniseries, and official guide and an art book. The book, written by Oliver Bowden, is called Assassin’s Creed Origins …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved has doubled in price
Popular survival title Ark: Survival Evolved has undergone a dramatic price increase on Steam. The game had until recently carried a 22.99 price tag on Steam in the UK. At times it had even been available for under a tenner when on sale. Now, however, the game will set buyers …
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