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'We're on the cusp of what I think is not the next big platform, but rather simply the final platform'

The game director behind Evolution Studios’ upcoming racing game DriveClub has left the developer. As reported byVideogamer, Col Rodgers said he has quit the studio to form his own indie company, Big Red Switch Games. The developer claimed he had left for "purely personal reasons", and his departure was unrelated …

Col Rodgers forms new studio Big Red Switch Games

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It was a rough day on the markets for casual games maker King yesterday. The Candy Crush Saga maker kicked off its IPO with an introductory stock price of $22.50. By the end of trading that had fallen to $19 – a decline of 15.5 per cent that VentureBeat says …

Bohemia Interactive attempted an Arma 2 port for Xbox 360 that ultimately didn’t pan out, the developer has revealed. In an interview with Eurogamer, Arma 2 project lead Joris-Jan van t’ Land discussed the attempt to port the popular PC shooter to Microsoft’s 360 console, but ultimately determined the team …

PlayStation confirms development is still on track for much-delayed racer, despite redundancies at Evolution Studios

Broken Age developer Double Fine has begun publishing titles by other indie studios. The firm, run by veteran dev Tim Schafer, has just helped indie MagicalTimeBean release its PC title Escape Goat 2 and now plans to use its experience to help other developers get their games to market. "Lots …

Layoffs have this morning affected staff across a number of SCE’s European studios. Videogamer reports that Evolution Studios, Guerrilla Cambridge and SCE London Studio have all bit hit, although exact numbers remain unknown. "Regular reviews take place throughout SCE Worldwide Studios, ensuring that the resources that we have in such …

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