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Read More »Bigpoint: ‘If you’re in free-to-play you should be targeting China’
CEO Khaled Helioui discusses why spending time to designing your game for the Chinese market may be worthwhile
Read More »Independent Learning: A look at PlayStation First
SCE's PlayStation First initiative is seeing raising talent join established indies, and it appears everyone involved is set to gain
Read More »Metal Gear voice actress withdraws ‘Kojima fired’ claims
The voice actress who said that Konami fired Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has withdrawn the claims. Konami is correct in that Kojima has not actually been fired,” Donna Burke wrote on Facebook, as spotted by Videogamer. As I stated previously he and his team are still working hard …
Read More »Unity adds support for New Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL
Devs will be able to use popular game engine for titles on Nintendo’s latest handhelds
Read More »Valve approves Gabe Newell boss for indie game
Founder of Steam firm will be added to retro-styled dungeon crawler Crawl as a knife-wielding foe
Read More »Ubisoft reshuffles UK PR team – Petrullo leaves, McGarry joins
There have been some major changes at Ubisoft’s UK PR team. The company has confirmed the departure of both Stefano Petrullo and Lydia Cutland, while Ollie Coe is leaving the PR team to join Ubisoft’s brand management operations. Joining Ubisoft is Stefan McGarry, who has left Sega after 12 years …
Read More »Xbox One UK price is now £299.99
The price of Xbox One at UK retail is 299.99, Microsoft has announced. The deal is led by retail, the platform holder tells MCV, and this price is for the UK only. The last retail-led Xbox One price cut was in September, when the price fell to 330. Despite being …
Read More »Microsoft addresses Xbox One energy usage criticism
Microsoft has issued a statement about the energy consumption of the Xbox One following criticism from an environmental group. Late last month, Noah Horowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council posted a blog accusing the Xbox One’s ‘Instant On’ mode – which keeps the box in a lower-power state when …
Read More »Ori and the Blind Forest profitable after one week, developer says
Recent Xbox One and PC release Ori and the Blind Forest was able to turn a profit in just a week’s time, developer Moon Studios has revealed. Games Industry reports on the studio’s CEO Thomas Mahler statement to fans, in which he claims Microsoft is quite pleased with the title’s …
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