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Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft has anounced its intention to open a theme park in Malaysia. According to a post on the Ubi Blog, the attraction will be situated in the nation’s capital of Kuala Lumpur. It’s set to open in 2020 and will be 10,000 square meters in size. Unsurprisingly …
Read More »Game grads in crisis: Why the industry is letting down new talent
Games development is more accessible than ever, but getting a foot in the studio door is getting tougher. Develop investigates why
Read More »Hip to be Square: US and EU boss Phil Rogers on the publisher’s huge line-up
It’s an all-star line-up from Square Enix over the next six months, with the return of Tomb Raider, Just Cause, Hitman and Deus Ex. We speak with Europe and Americas CEO Phil Rogers about managing expectations in a perpetually changing games industry It feels like Square Enix is in a …
Read More »Former Blizzard COO donates video games collection to a museum
Over 1,500 Blizzard related video games items are to find a new home in American museum The Strong in Rochester, New York. The collection has been donated by former Blizzard Entertainment COO Paul Sams and spans items from franchises such as Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo that have been collected over …
Read More »Devs can now disassemble Epic’s UE4 VR Showdown demo
All assets used in video available at no cost
Read More »Dovetail Games Fishing set to officially launch in October
UK publisher Dovetail will launch its fishing game this Q4. Due to arrive in late October, Dovetail Games Fishing has been built using Unreal Engine 4. It was made available via Steam Early Access in November 2014, and will be removed from the platform on September 8th. Players can still …
Read More »Trion Worlds CEO: I don’t think I’d do subscription games again
Scott Hartsman on the huge success of Trove, making Defiance free-to-play and the blossoming console F2P market
Read More »Aqua Blue Vita confirmed for US
Sony has announced that a rather fetching Aqua Blue version of its PlayStation Vita handled is to be released in the US. The $199.99 device will be exclusive to GameStop, which is already taking pre-orders. It’s the first time the slim version of the machine has been available in any …
Read More »Ubisoft Annecy lead game designer heads to King
Tim Browne takes up role of game studio design director at Candy Crush Saga studio
Read More »VIDEO: Metal Gear Solid V’s debriefing could be Kojima’s final farewell
Is this the end? With Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain now finally out worldwide, Konami and series’ creator Hideo Kojima have released what is described as a ‘debriefing’ video. The first half of the short is actually little more than self-congratulatory praise-mongering, with various bods associated with the …
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