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Company calls Unreal Engine ‘purest’ engine due to reliance on royalty from games, rather than profit from cloud services and advertising

Of the three big players entering the VR fold this year, only one has a chance of being a mainstream hit. That’s according to DFC, which claims that the PS4 accessory will not only be the only successful VR player arriving this year, but also that it could propel the …

According to a Kotaku story, Sony is working on a new version of PlayStation 4. The new machine will reportedly boast increased graphical power and will allow for games to run at a resolution of 4K. The rumour comes out of GDC, with Kotaku citing developer sources. The new machine’s …

The Spanish developer of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow MercurySteam has announced it is once again working with former Konami head of studio Dave Cox. The studio also revealed that they were working on a new ‘secret unannounced project’ together. Cox worked with MercurySteam before on the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow …

Devil’s Third studio set up by Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki and former Team Ninja devs

In the last five years, Deep Silver has elevated itself into the publishing big leagues. 2011’s zombie smash hit Dead Island put the company on the map worldwide. Then two years later, the company made a number of high-profile IP acquisitions from a bankrupt THQ. Deep Silver managed to get …

PlayStation exclusive first revealed in 2013

Devs can now build titles from within the game world itself, cinematics tool Sequencer also released

Sam Barlow, the developer of critically acclaimed FMV-driven murder mystery Her Story, is to lend his expertise to an interactive movie studio. He joins Interlude as executive creative director, and will lead the creation of new experiences that utilise interactive video. Among Barlow’s first projects will be an original short …

Akira Tago’s series of quiz books inspired Level-5’s beloved head-scratching franchise