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New app and learning resource Unreal Match 3 follows on the heels of Unreal Engine 4.10
Read More »Epic launches Unreal Match 3, a game to educate devs
New mobile title designed to help people learn how to make games with Unreal Engine 4
Read More »Gears of War Ultimate Edition hitting PC in early 2016
We’ve known for a while that Microsoft’s re-jig of Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was coming to PC. What we don’t know is when it’s coming. And we still don’t. However, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that the current Xbox One exclusive will be arriving on computers in …
Read More »ZeniMax lays off 300 staff, report claims
Roughly 300 employees from the Irish branch of ZeniMax Online Studios have apparently lost their jobs. The Connacht Tribune, a regional newspaper, reports that the firm’s business in Galway, Ireland has essentially been shut down, with the vast majority of full-time and contract employees let go. The Galway office of …
Read More »GameDev Market launches charity asset bundle
Site selling $356 of assets for $29, funds raised go to Child’s Play and AbleGamers
Read More »Now Call of Duty: Black Ops III adds upgrade microtransactions
Online shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops III has become the latest premium title to offer in-game upgrades for cash. This follows yesterday’s news that fellow Activision title Destiny has done a similar thing. Starting some time this week, Black Ops III will start allowing players to obtain the game’s …
Read More »Metal Gear vets join Kojima Productions; Non-games projects possible
Two veterans of the Metal Gear series have joined Hideo Kojima’s new studio. Artist Yoji Shinkawa and producer Ken Imaizumi have both joined up with their former boss, who told IGN that Kojima Productions may move beyond the confines of merely games. "I’m thinking smaller-scale, not too many people, and …
Read More »VIDEO: Hideo Kojima officially independent, working on PS4 exclusive
New independent studio named Kojima Productions following the termination of MGS dev's contract at Konami
Read More »Kojima confirms Konami departure, opens studio, partners with Sony for PS4 exclusive
Hideo Kojima has left Konami. You probably saw that one coming. The Metal Gear Solid creator has finally confirmed what Konami never would in revealing that his contract with the publisher was terminated as of December 15th. Furthermore, he has opened up a new studio, the name of which will …
Read More »VIDEO: Aardvark Swift begins hunt for the next games development star
Those recruitment specialists Aardvark Swift is once again on the hunt for the next games development superstar. The Search for a Star competition has been designed to help wannabe games makers break through the industry’s barriers to entry and improve their chances of landing a job at an established studio. …
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