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Microsoft has announced its new indie games developer programme in a bid to win over small studios. Independent Developers @ Xbox (or ID@Xbox as the press release likes us to call it) is a programme build following consultation between Microsoft and 50 developers, the platform holder claims. The self-publishing programme …
Read More »Ubisoft teases JRPG ‘fairytale’ Child of Light
Ubisoft Montreal project to mix JRPGs, side-scrollers and the work of Studio Ghibli. Speaking at a GDC Europe session this morning, Ubisoft’s creative director has given first details of the studios small scale project Child of Light. During his talk titled ‘Small Projects in AAA Studios: Making of Child of …
Read More »IGDA mulls dev harassment support groups
Developer abuse on social media prompts response from trade body
Read More »Sony to reveal PS4 "release plans" this week
Specific launch dates for the Playstation 4 may arrive this week, as Sony has teased it will be sharing release plans” for the new hardware at Gamescom. A post on the Playstation Europe blog describes the content of Sony’s August 20th press conference as a briefing on the hardware maker’s …
Read More »HeroCraft developing Warhammer 40k card battler
Another Warhammer game, this time in the form of a free-to-play title
Read More »Screenwriter Scott Frank is re-writing Assassin’s Creed movie
The writer behind the Wolverine movie, Get Shorty and Minority Report has been tasked with rewriting the Assassin’s Creed movie. I’m rewriting Assassin’s Creed right now, and what I love about it is that I’ve never adapted a video game before and it has its own set of challenges,” he …
Read More »Current-gen and next-gen FIFA 14 will feel very different
They may carry the same name, but there are two versions of FIFA 14 on the way this year. September 27th sees the release of FIFA 14 on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PSP, Vita, 3DS and PS2. However, the version of FIFA 14 heading to Xbox One and PS4 …
Read More »Rejection, tragedy and billions of dollars – The story of FIFA
EA didn’t give a shit about FIFA.” Neil Thewarapperuma (or Neil T to his friends) isn’t a man to mince his words. He was the European marketing boss for EA Sports back in 1993, the year the publisher would launch its first ever football game. He wasn’t wrong. EA didn’t …
Read More »July NPD: 3DS remains on top of hardware, NCAA Football leads software
The NPD Group has released its retail sales report for July, confirming another year-over-year decline across the board. Hardware sales brought in $99.4m for the period – a 34 per cent decrease versus the $150.9m earned over the same stretch in 2012. Accessories saw just a three per cent loss …
Read More »Microsoft closing Games for Windows Live marketplace
Microsoft will shut down Games for Windows Live and cease selling products through the PC games marketplace, the firm has announced. The company confirmed the news on the Games for Windows Live Facebook page, adding that users will still be able to download and play games through the Games for …
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