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Sony has said that The Last Guardian is still in development, despite its US trademark expiration. It was reported this morning that Sony has allowed the US trademark for the game to expire. However, the platform holder has told Videogamer, GameSpot and GameBlog that the game has not been cancelled, …
Read More »Sony fails to renew The Last Guardian US trademark
Sony had chosen not to renew its trademark for The Last Guardian in the US. VG247 reports on the US office of patent and trademark website listing, which shows Sony has allowed the current trademark to expire. What this means, if anything at all, is anyone’s guess. Sony abandoned the …
Read More »The Escapists dev: ‘I’m not afraid to ask the community for ideas’
Chris Davis discusses the early days of the prison breaking game and how players have helped shape it
Read More »Hasbro toy deal heralds start of Yo-Kai Watch’s Western invasion
One of Japan’s most popular video game series is to give it a go in the West with the release of a toy line in Europe and the US in 2016. Hasbro has signed a deal to make toys based on Level 5’s Yo-Kai Watch series. The Pokemon-a-like game ruled …
Read More »Unity troubles will benefit the next Assassin’s Creed
Yves Guillemot explains that new engine introduced with last year's title will be refined for future installments
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Emma Simkiss
Simkiss was responsible for building up one of the biggest games networks in the world – Xbox Live Gold – as business manager for two years, before jumping ship to Sony last October to become senior manager for PlayStation Plus. Alongside three colleagues, she also helped form the Women of …
Read More »‘Painful’ Assassin’s Creed: Unity development will help next year’s game
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has said that the pains experienced in building a new game engine for last year’s Assassin’s Creed: Unity will benefit this year’s instalment. Each time there’s a new transition of consoles, we try to create engines that take full advantage of the capacity of those consoles,” …
Read More »Mortal Kombat X will take more realistic approach to female form
Developer NetherRealm has said that the female characters in Mortal Kombat X will be more realistically proportioned than in previous games. "The mantra for this game has always been realism, heading towards a more realistic look," production manager Spiro Anagnostakos said, as reported by GameSpot. "So the same thing applies …
Read More »Don’t forget your ticket for next week’s MCV Women of the Year awards
A handful of tickets are still available for our Women of the Year awards, which take place on the afternoon of February 19th. Just over a week ago we revealed our Top 100 Women in Games– and has proven to be one of the most popular features we’ve published. Three …
Read More »Develop Quiz Guildford is next week
Only a few spaces left if you want to book a team
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