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The popularity of smartphone gaming may mean that Sony never releases another dedicated handheld console. Eurogamer reports that Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida was asked at an EGX panel at the weekend whether the company plans on releasing a successor to the Vita at any stage in …
Read More »Win £200 Amazon vouchers in DeltaDNA and Develop free-to-play survey
Develop teams up with analytics provider to explore the use of ads in free mobile games
Read More »Oculus Mobile SDK coming soon, Oculus Platform to follow
Mobile tools due in November, while marketplace will expand to include Rift early next year
Read More »Maxis boss Lucy Bradshaw is leaving EA
The boss of whatever is left of Maxis, Lucy Bradshaw, is leaving EA after 23 years. EA’s Maxis unit is being integrated into the company’s mobile division, although a number of Maxis projects including The Sims 4 will be overseen by new Maxis group boss Rachel Franklin, who was formerly …
Read More »Activision creates Call of Duty World League ahead of BLOPS 3 launch
Activision, publishers of the perennial Call of Duty franchise, today announced they are forming a standardised global league for eSports competition. The news comes ahead of Black Ops III’s November 6 launch, and details eSports-friendly features to be included in the upcoming title, such as spectator mode ‘CODcasting’ and built-in …
Read More »Report: Gameloft closes Seattle studio
All game development halted as 15 staff are laid off
Read More »Turner Broadcasting unveils new televised CS:GO league
Turner Broadcasting is launching a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive eSports league in partnership with WME | IMG talent agency. The league, to be televised over two 10-week seasons per year on Time-Warner-owned American channel TBS, is set to begin in 2016. TBS currently hosts live Major League Baseball coverage and other …
Read More »Microsoft and Creative England relaunch £500,000 Greenshoots incubator
Initiative now open to all studios in England, with links to Xbox and double the investment of previous cohorts
Read More »Rock Band 4 Xbox One release and instrument adapter to be sold separately
The legacy instruments adapter for the Xbox One release of Rock Band 4 has been made available for individual purchase, Harmonix has announced. A new post on the studio’s blog reveals there’s been an about face regarding the mandatory bundling of the adapter and the game’s Xbox One edition. The …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline arrives free on EA Access next month
EA Access will add Battlefield Hardline to its library of free games next month, according to a listing on the service. GameSpotreports that the free version is due out in October, but no specific release date was mentioned. Electronic Arts has since confirmed the news. EA Access is availableexclusively to …
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