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Tetsuya Nomura, the director of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII remake, didn’t know he’d landed the job until after production had got underway. Nomura was the character designer of the original game, a new version of which was announced during Sony’s E3 press conference last week. He’s also in charge …
Read More »Bethesda’s first E3 conference could be its last
Skyrim developer Bethesda made a thumping E3 press conference debut this year, but that may be the last time we see the company on the LA stage. I don’t know if we’ll do one next year. I don’t know if we’ll do one again,” marketing boss Pete Hines told The …
Read More »Techland goads Destiny with #DrinkForDLC Dying Light campaign
Dying Light players have been told that they will receive some free DLC if they partake in a social media campaign poking a bit of fun at fellow title Destiny. Some Bungie fans reacted negatively to news earlier this week that some future content for the game will for a …
Read More »Develop Awards 2015: Partner spotlight – Iconicfuture
The licensing expert discusses why great developers should 'stay foolish'
Read More »Stonehearth studio Radiant Entertainment raises $4.5m
London Venture Partners makes first US investment
Read More »France lifts restrictions in games tax breaks reforms
Developers making a game with a budget of at least €100,000 can now take advantage of incentives
Read More »Sony investigating slow PSN downloads
It appears that some European PSN users are having trouble downloading content at anything approaching an acceptable speed. Anecdotal evidence emerged earlier this week in the approach to the release of Batman: Arkham Knight, with reports of 99+ hour download times for the 50GB title, even on the best of …
Read More »PS Vita sells 4m units in Japan
Sony’s PlayStation Vita handheld has surpassed 4m sales in Japan. DualShockersreports on the milestone, which was reached through the combined sales of standard PlayStation Vita devices and the PS Vita TV microconsole. According to the report, the PS Vita TV has sold 166,165 units life-to-date in Japan, and Vita has …
Read More »Xbox vs PlayStation: Who won E3?
The man sitting next to us fell to his knees. He clutched his head in his hands, started shaking and repeated the words: ‘Oh my God. Oh my God.’ in a distinct American accent. What could have provoked such a reaction? PlayStation just announced a Final Fantasy VII Remake. It’s …
Read More »Suzuki tries to clarify Shenmue 3 funding concerns
Who exactly is funding Shenmue 3? It’s a question that over a week after the game’s reveal we still don’t know the answer to. And while Shenmue 3 is fully funded, the rate of funding it is receiving on Kickstarter has slowed considerably. Is there a trust problem? Is Sony …
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