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Read More »Kickstarter becomes ‘public benefit corporation’
Crowdfunding platform promises to continue enabling creative projects to find success
Read More »Nintendo joins Vulkan API creator Khronos Group
Platform holder latest firm to contribute to OpenGL successor
Read More »Accessories Update: Thrustmaster T150 racing wheel and Roccat Aluma headset
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, Thrustmaster has some wheely good news for racing fans and Roccat hopes it has the best buds for gamers Thrustmaster T150 Force Feedback A racing car wouldn’t be much use without a steering wheel, and for …
Read More »Konami denies reports claiming triple-A games production stoppage
Konami has refuted recent reports that the company is largely moving on from developing console releases, claiming titles for franchises including Castlevania, Metal Gear and Silent Hill are very much in development. In a statement toNintendo Life, a customer support representative explained thenotion that the company plans to move strictly …
Read More »Konami’s Cox joins Fish in a Bottle
New studio hires veteran dev to lead expansion into core games
Read More »Konami vet Cox joins new studio Fish in a Bottle
Former Konami studio head David Coxhas joined digital production company Fish in a Bottle in an effort to grow its core games business. Cox worked at Konami for 17 years, joining in 1997 as UK product manager. He then rose to European product manager in 1999, before becoming studio head …
Read More »Ex-Witcher 3 developers open new UK studio Wickerman Games
Two developers who count EA, Starbreeze Studios, Codemasters, The Chinese Room and CD Projekt Red among their collective experience have formed a brand new outlet. Wickerman Games is a UK-based firm helmed by Chris Hardwick and Dan Cordell, who met at The Witcher 3 studio CD Projekt Red. (Well spotted,VG247.) …
Read More »Sony pulling Facebook support from PS3, Vita
Sony is pulling support of Facebook on PS3 and Vita, with the app no longer available on the PlayStation Store as of earlier this month. Polygonreports the move goes beyond just the app’s removal, as Facebook integration is scheduled to be completely scrubbed from Sony’s current handheld and last-gen console …
Read More »Mass Effect writer Drew Karpyshyn returns to BioWare
Mass Effect series writer Drew Karpyshyn has returned to BioWare three and a half years after leaving the studio. Karpyshyn announced in 2012 that he hadretired” from the game industryand that his parting was completely amicable and 100 per cent my decision”. In a newblog post, the writer said he …
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