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Sony has officially shut down PlayStation Home, with the service concluding its final stretch run yesterday. As previously announced by Sony, March 31st, 2015 would be PlayStation Home’s last day online. Indeed, the PS3 service has gone dark as of just a few moments prior to publishing. The firm stopped …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid film secures screenwriter
Sony Pictures has hired screenwriter Jay Basu to pen its upcoming movie adaptation of Metal Gear Solid. Deadline has the news, with the report describing Basu as in-demand,” despite only having a few projects under his belt. Basu co-wrote Monsters: Dark Continent for Vertigo Films (currently in post-production) and was …
Read More »Develop Awards 2015: How to enter – Tech & Services
Continuing our entry guides with a look at the awards for tools providers, service firms, recruiters and more
Read More »Getting into games: Tips from the experts
What to consider when choosing a university course and a career in the game industry
Read More »Best Buy offering free PS Camera with The Last of Us PS4 bundle
US retailer Best Buy is currently throwing in a free PlayStation Camera with the purchase of The Last of Us PS4 bundle. Polygon reports on the deal, which automatically adds a PS Camera to a buyer’s cart at checkout if purchasing The Last of Us PS4 bundle. The report also …
Read More »Interview: Tommy Palm on game development camp Stugan
The Resolution Games CEO on how Andy Warhol inspired him to conceive a place in the woods for rising dev stars
Read More »Develop Awards 2015: How to enter – Creativity
We break down the first of our three main categories for this year's awards
Read More »Atari might reboot Tempest, Missile Command and others
As its reboot of 1979 arcade title Asteroids hits Steam Early Access, publisher Atari says some of its other classic franchises might get the same treatment. Tempest, Warlords, Adventure and Missile Command are among the titles that the firm is considering rebooting. In aid of this, the publisher is ‘teaming …
Read More »Call of Duty franchise has sold 175m copies
The Call of Duty series has sold 175m units, Activision has revealed ahead of this year’s CoD Championship. The publisher has released an inforgraphic (below) that reveals the figure, along with a few gameplay stats. For instance, 100bn multiplayer matches have been played and 300bn grenades have been thrown in …
Read More »Konami tries to explain Kojima Productions snub
The erasing of the Kojima Productions branding from both Metal Gear Solid V and older Metal Gear titles is down to a change in production organization”, according to Konami. The still mysterious apparent fallout between the Metal Gear creator and his employer came to light last week, along with confirmation …
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