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Read More »Develop Awards 2014: Lynne Kilpatrick honoured for Services to Video Games
Accolade recognises years of behind the scenes work to promote the game industry in government
Read More »Microsoft insists that every Xbox One can still be a dev kit
Plans remains in place for every Xbox One unit to have the facility of being transformed into a development station. Microsoft said way back in July that any Microsoft-authorized Xbox One unit can be converted into a debug console – the advantage to developers of course being the ability to …
Read More »White PS4 will get standalone European release this year
An alternative colour for the PS4 is due to hit European retailers later this year, SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has said. Until now the white model has only been confirmed for inclusion in the Destiny hardware bundle due out on September 9th. However, CVG spotted an interview with …
Read More »Develop Awards 2014: Rockstar North named Studio of the Year
Grand Theft Auto V developer recognised for outstanding success
Read More »Dovetail licenses Microsoft flight sim tech
Train simulator specialist Dovetail is branching out into the flight sim sector. The company, which rebranded from RailSimulator.com to Dovetail last year and last week announced plans to dabble in fishing, has licensed Microsoft’s flight simulator tech. This doesn’t mean Dovetail will be making future Microsoft Flight Simulator titles as …
Read More »Uncharted series ‘a good candidate’ for PS4 re-release
Uncharted 4 is currently in development for PS4, but perhaps one Uncharted game simply isn’t enough for Nathan Drake. With The Last of Us: Remastered hitting PS4 later this month and Thatgamecompany’s Flow and Flower already available, Sony obviously sees great stock in retooling its existing PS3 hits for its …
Read More »Why Sony didn’t include the camera with PS4
Keeping the PlayStation Camera out of the standard PlayStation 4 bundle was both a wise and necessary decision, Sony has argued. It cost more than $1bn to include the hard drive, and to include the GDDR5 [PS4’s graphics and systems RAM], so something had to give,” PS4 architect Mark Cerny …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Unity is ‘the best entry point for the franchise’ since AC1
Players who have been unable to keep up with the dozens and dozens of hours required to see every Assassin’s Creed game through have some good news. Upcoming release Assassin’s Creed: Unity offers a clean narrative break for the series – ideal for those who have lost track of the …
Read More »PEGI rated 1,200 fewer games in 2013 than it did in 2009
1,542 games were rated by PEGI last year – that’s 1,208 fewer than were rated than back in the heady days of 2009. It also represents a continued decrease in the number of traditional titles hitting the High Street, with 2,538 rated in 2010, 2,214 in 2011 and 1,813 in …
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