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Read More »PS4 gets Unity game engine support
Unity has sign a new partnership with Sony to bring its game engine to the PS4 and all other Sony PlayStation platforms. As well as supporting the home console, the deal means that developers will now be able to use Unity for the PS Vita, PlayStation Mobile and Sony’s upcoming …
Read More »Metro producer: Last Light on PC "the best looking game, period"
Metro: Last Light producer Huw Beynon has written a verbal check he fully expects 4A Games’ shooter to cash. I firmly believe that the PC version of Metro: Last Light is one of, if not the best looking game you can actually buy, period, at the moment,” Beynon told Eurogamer. …
Read More »StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm moves 1.1m units in two days
The second act in the StarCraft II trilogy sold around 1.1m copies worldwide in its first two days of availability, Blizzard has announced. Heart of the Swarm’s good start lags a bit behind StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, which sold 1.5m in its first 48 hours following its launch in …
Read More »Ninth studio announces Warhammer licensing deal
Canadian developer Roadhouse Interactive has become the latest studio to get its hands on an official Warhammer license. The company has reached an agreement with Games Workshop to make a side-scrolling Space Marine game for smartphones and tablets. The work we have seen to-date from Roadhouse makes us extremely confident …
Read More »Star Trek – where no game has gone before
JJ Abrams’ Star Trek: Into Darkness is one of 2013’s biggest cinema releases – and the games industry has its own voyage with the Starship Enterprise to look forward to. But Namco Bandai’s Star Trek: The Video Game isn’t your typical movie tie-in. It’s the result of a three-year development …
Read More »Government aids start-up studios with tax cuts
Lower corporation tax and improved R&D tax relief to aid small businesses
Read More »Koch hires THQ staff
Former members of the UK THQ team have found a new home amongst the ranks of Koch Media. Mark Fisher and Mike Richardson joined the firm earlier this week. Huw Beynon started at Koch last week and Suzanne Panter is due to join them. Fisher has taken on the role …
Read More »Katamari Damacy’s Takahashi unveils new game Tenya Wanya Teens
Keita Takahashi, the man behind cult franchise Katamari Damacy, has unveiled his latest title. And yes, it’s very odd. The game is called Tenya Wanya Teens and is being made in collaboration with his wife Asuka Sakai, UK studio Wild Rumpus and indie game site Venus Patrol. Furthermore, it uses …
Read More »Sony partners with new Italian studio
Ovosonico to focus on 'unconventional and artistically-crafted' titles
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