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Read More »Phil Fish returns with new Polytron Partners publishing-style program
After the support received when bringing Fez to market, creator says it's "time to give back"
Read More »Zynga’s CEO Don Mattrick earned $58m this year
Shares in company have fallen 21 per cent in the last six months
Read More »Kinect-less Xbox One SKU will lead to HIGHER Kinect sales, Spencer argues
Microsoft’s decision to drop Kinect from the new 349 Xbox One SKU will actually increase the number of Kinect units sold. That’s according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who told Polygon: "This might seem backwards, but I believe the decision we made to allow people to buy Xbox One without …
Read More »Gollop Reborn: XCom creator shares secrets to Kickstarter success
Julian Gollop tells Develop about his journey from working with big publishers to going back to his roots
Read More »Payday 2 coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Another current-gen game is being re-released for Sony and Microsoft’s new consoles. This time around it is heist title Payday 2. Overkill Software and 505 Games announced that the crime title is headed to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Dubbed the Crimewave Edition, the new release comes with a slew …
Read More »PS4 to get exclusive GTA V content
Grand Theft Auto V is to receive exclusive content on PlayStation 4. What this will actually entail is yet to be revealed, however. Speaking to Kotaku, SCEA marketing VP John Koller said: I don’t think we announced anything publicly on that, but there will be. I thinkGTA V is a …
Read More »Ubisoft clarifies male-only Assassin’s Creed Unity co-op
Publisher responds to yesterday's backlash, stresses importance of diversity to series creators
Read More »PlayStation Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition to receive exclusive Sony-themed content
PlayStation owners who buy Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition will receive Sony-themed content. Content based on The Last of Us and Shadow of the Colossus will be available to those who buy the game for PlayStation 3 and 4. The former will take the form of …
Read More »Far Cry 4 playable female character dropped due to workload
Another Ubisoft game has found itself embroiled in a gender equality debate. Far Cry 4 director Alex Hutchinson has said that the shooter was inches away” from offering a playable female co-op character – although the feature was ultimately dropped because of workload pressures. It all harks back to the …
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