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Online games giant Bigpoint has been acquired by Chinese games specialist Youzu Interactive. The deal will go through in April, subject to Chinese acquisition processes. Bigpoint is a specialist in free-to-play online and mobile games with offices around the world (including its native Hamburg, Lyon, Istanbul, San Francisco, Berlin and …
Read More »OPINION: You can argue the case for PS4.5, but it’s a hell of a risky strategy
What appears to be concrete talk about an updated version of the PlayStation 4 is probably the most interesting thing to have come out of GDC last week. For those who missed it, Kotaku seems to have what sounds like pretty firm inside news on a new version of PS4 …
Read More »Epic: Unreal puts more of a focus on devs’ success than Unity and Amazon
Company calls Unreal Engine ‘purest’ engine due to reliance on royalty from games, rather than profit from cloud services and advertising
Read More »Only PlayStation VR can be a mainstream hit, analyst claims
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 …
Read More »Report: Sony working on updated PS4
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 …
Read More »MercurySteam hints at new project with Konami vet Dave Cox
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 …
Read More »Valhalla Game Studios moves to Canada
Devil’s Third studio set up by Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki and former Team Ninja devs
Read More »Could 2016 be Deep Silver’s biggest year yet?
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 …
Read More »Rime developer Tequila Works reacquires rights from Sony
PlayStation exclusive first revealed in 2013
Read More »Epic Games launches virtual reality Unreal Editor
Devs can now build titles from within the game world itself, cinematics tool Sequencer also released
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