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Read More »Finalists chosen for Epic’s Big Data VR Challenge
$20,000 to be awarded to the best concept; winner will be on show at Develop: Brighton
Read More »EA announces Frank Gibeau’s departure
Electronic Arts Mobile executive Frank Gibeau has decided to leave EA, the company has announced. Gibeau spent more than 23 years working in various roles for the publisher, most recently serving as EA Mobile’s executive vice president. It’s unclear what his plans will be now that he’s moved on. "Throughout …
Read More »Major 2K Games title to be announced ‘soon’
2K Games will release a major triple-A game before March 2016, Take-Two has announced. The firm would not be drawn on what the game is, and CEO Strauss Zelnick would not even confirm if the title will appear at E3 next month. "We leave these announcements to the labels," he …
Read More »Hospital Club on the hunt for 100 most influential people in media
The Hospital Club is opening up public nominations for its hClub 100 list to the public today. The hClub 100 is a list of the one hundred most innovative and inspirational within the creative industries. This is its seventh year. There are ten categories – Advertising, Marketing & PR; Art …
Read More »Guillermo del Toro speaks out on Konami’s ‘scorched earth’ approach to PT cancellation
Film maker Guillermo del Toro has said he was surprised at the lengths Konami has gone to to remove PT from PSN. Speaking to IGN, delToro described the publisher’s attempts to remove the game from PSN, and preventing consumers from re-downloading the demo if they already owned it as a …
Read More »Localising your game for overseas success
Experts discuss how developers can best prepare for releasing in new territories
Read More »Math – What is it good for?
Guerilla Tea's Alex Zeitler on why current maths education is turning people away from the subject, and how you can get into programming without excelling at it
Read More »HonorBuddy bot users banned from World of Warcraft
Blizzard has finally taken action against one of the most widespread World of Warcraft bots. HonorBuddy allows users to automate a range of in-game tasks and tinker with some of the MMO’s fundamental mechanics, more often than not for unfair advantage. Many have been lamenting Blizzard’s inaction over the situation. …
Read More »Dirt Rally could yet race onto consoles; WRC licence remains possible
A version of Codemasters’ Dirt Rally may be released on consoles, although it might differ from the experience currently available on PC. The game did the rare trick of being announced and released on the same day last month, and is currently available via Steam Early Access. I want really …
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