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One analyst is predicting that a PlayStation 4 Slim console is on the way. According to the Wall Street Journal, Macquarie Securities’ Damian Thong said that Sony may be introducing a slimmer version of the PS4. Thong also said that this new bit of kit could be released as early …
Read More »ESL adds high profile COO and VP of production
ESL has brought in two high profile executives to ramp up production” in its ever expanding studios. Yvette Martinez-Rea has been hired as the new Chief Operating Officer of ESL, having previously been Chief Operating Officer of Violet Grey. Prior to that she held multiple senior positions at Yahoo. My …
Read More »Australian Greens party calls for Producer Tax Offset for devs as part of $158m games investment
Political party also proposes revival of short-lived Australian Interactive Games Fund and $5m funding for creative working spaces
Read More »‘Brexit’ usurps ‘Trump’ as most common disease name in Plague Inc
‘Brexit is the most popular disease name in NdemicCreation’s Plague Inc at the moment. This was announced by the game’s official Twitter account (below), which also pointed out that ‘Trump’ has been pushed to second place. Meanwhile, ‘Death’ holds the No.3 spot. Polygon reports that developer James Vaughan has said …
Read More »Xbox has shipped 1m Elite controllers
Microsoft’s premium, pricey and customisable Xbox One Elite gamepad appears to be doing well for itself. Xbox boss Phil Spencer tweeted (below) that the company has shipped one million of these controllers. While, of course, this does not mean that Microsoft has sold one million of the Elite gamepads, it …
Read More »System Shock remake launches on Kickstarter
Nightdive Studios is trying to bring cult title System Shock back to life. The studio just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a remake of the iconic FPS title. The team’s goal is to raise $900,000, $360,000 of which has already been funded. The campaign will end on July 28th. …
Read More »Develop Awards 2016: Two weeks to go
Major devs including CD Projekt Red, Sam Barlow, DICE, The Chinese Room, Remedy and more nominated for this year’s celebration
Read More »Develop Awards 2016 Partner Spotlight: MoGi
CEO Orad Elkayam reveals why collaboration is vital for the growth of the development industry
Read More »Founders of closed Microsoft studio Press Play form Lightbulb
Danish indie shuttered alongside Lionhead working on PC construction title Pioneers
Read More »Firewatch artwork unwittingly stolen by car dealer for Ford promotion
Asset from Campo Santo’s indie hit was reportedly discovered on ‘DMCA compliant’ wallpaper website
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