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Resident Evil is 20 years old. So MCV dug back into its 15 years of Resident Evil special from 2011 to reveal 12 interesting facts about the iconic horror series. 1. Before making Resident Evil, creator Shinji Mikami made Disney games. Including 1994’s Goof Troop, the official Aladdin game and …
Read More »Leak suggests God of War 4 will explore Norse mythology
Kratos may be turning his back on the Greeks and heading North in the next God of War. Gematsu reports that a chunk of leaked information compiled by Neogaf points to a Norse setting for upcoming PS4 title God of War 4. The images come from the portfolio of a …
Read More »Could VR devs be sued by injured players?
Harbottle & Lewis' Daniel Tozer and Natalie Smith discuss how VR devs can guard themselves against product liability and data protection problems
Read More »Hideo Kojima to be named Development Legend at Develop Awards 2016
Metal Gear Solid creator to be awarded top honour this July
Read More »Maximum Games agrees to acquire Avanquest
Avanquest Software Publishing is going to be acquired by US publisher Maximum Games, it has been confirmed. The deal will see the Avanquest name vanish and the new business operate solely under the Maximum Games banner. Maximum said the move it to help it brand out internationally, although its HQ …
Read More »Capcom designer makes jump to SNK ahead of King of Fighters return
Long-term Street Fighter designer Hidetoshi ‘Neo G’ Ishizawa has joined rival fighting game developer SNK. Destructoid reports that Ishizawa is credited on a huge list of titles including Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Darkstalkers 3. He’s also worked on other non-fighting properties series such as …
Read More »New European boss for Activision
Activision has named Philip Earl as the executive vice president of Activision’s International business. He will lead the sales and publishing operations for Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Japan. He replaces Steven Young, who was senior vice president of Europe. Young has been promoted to chief …
Read More »The Division claims fourth No.1 in the UK
Tom Clancy’s The Division has smashed the record for unbroken Ubisoft No1s in the All Formats charts. This is the fourth week that Ubisoft’s online shooter has spent at the No.1 spot. The new IP holds this position despite a 37 per cent dip in sales. Fellow Ubisoft title Far …
Read More »There’s a better solution to piracy than ‘crippling’ DRM, argues TinyBuild CEO
'We are going to look at regional pricing and more aggressive deals in lower wealth regions,' says Alex Nichiporchik after Punch Club struck by 1.6m illegal downloads
Read More »Dark Souls: The Movie, Yooka-Laylee on Sega Saturn and The Witcher’s talking horse: Devs do April Fools
We round up the (questionably) funny efforts of the development industry for 2016's April Fools' Day
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