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The developers of promising indie shooter Superhot has secured an extra $250,000 in funding. The new funds were revealed by Polish news siteGazeta Wyborcza, although Superhot co-creator Tomasz Kaczmarczyk toldPolygonthe team can’t release full details on the source of this finance due to non-disclosure agreeements. "I really can’t say much …
Read More »Superhot dev receives a further $250,000 in funding
Polish indie says additional finance removes worry about production budget
Read More »Telltale unveils Super Show project, using original IP
After a week of big changes at Telltale Games, the studio has revealed plans to develop what it describes as a Super Show based on its first original IP. Following news of a big investment from Lionsgate and the appointment of former EA boss and Unity CEO John Riccitiello this …
Read More »HumaNature Studios turns to Kickstarter for new Toejam & Earl
Founder Greg Johnson promises "to go old school with this one"
Read More »Unreal Engine 4.7 adds foliage lighting and automatic asset importing
Epic Games claims this is the biggest point release yet for high-end engine
Read More »Fast & Furious to star in free standalone Forza spin-off
Microsoft is launching a free version of Forza based on Universal’s Fast & Furious series. AP reports that Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious will feature cars and missions inspired by the films and depict events that take place before the upcoming film. It will be built using the …
Read More »Made with Marmalade: No need for native
Developers discuss the merits of cross-platform tools such as Marmalade over native development
Read More »Ex-King exec Tommy Palm to keynote F2P: Summit
Confirmed speakers include Jiggery Pokery’s Matthew Wiggins, Bossa Studios’ Ric Moore, Monster and Monster’s Dan Griffiths
Read More »Guitar Hero is making a return this year, report claims
A new entry in Activision’s Guitar Hero series is in development and will be released this year. Kotaku reports that the game, which will be announced at E3 in June, will assume a more realistic” visual approach than previous entries in the series. More importantly it will again require the …
Read More »Kanye West is making a video game
Rapper and celebrity Kanye West has said he is making a video game. West told Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, in a video you can see below, that he was personally heading up development of the title, work on which has been ongoing for six months. It takes inspiration from …
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