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Return to Albion could give Xbox One fans something to look forward to
Read More »Playground Games reportedly working on new open-world Fable RPG
How Qutee discovered what Total War fans really think of Warhammer
It was Richard Branson who said that “to succeed in business you need to be original, but you also need to understand what your customers want.” This has never been more true for games developers, as intense competition for gamers’ money and eyeballs is set to ratchet up a notch …
Read More »Epic reveals recipients of latest round of Unreal Dev Grants
Thirteen developers around the world receive funding totaling over $200,000.
Read More »Ex-Evolution Studios staff form new UK developer Wushu Studios
Liverpool based development house now recruiting for first project.
Read More »BAFTA Young Game Designers 2018 competition now open
Young people (10 - 18 years old) interested in a career in games are encouraged to sign up.
Read More »Amy Hennig not keen on game streaming: “Why would anybody buy this if they can just watch somebody play it?”
Polygon has commissioned and published a debate between Amy Hennig (recently at Visceral Games of course) and Sean Vanaman (from Firewatch developer Santo Campo) as part of its 2017 Year in Review series. It’s a lengthy piece with lots to take from it but Hennig’s view of modern games development, …
Read More »Quantic Dream’s Cage and De Fondaumière ‘offended’ by accusations of inappropriate behaviour
Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls developer Quantic Dream has been under fire since multiple allegations of inappropriate behaviour have been reported by three different French publications yesterday (January 14th). Le Monde, Mediapart and Canard PC reported that over a dozen of current and former employees (interviewed by Le Monde) …
Read More »Bungie outlines Destiny 2 development plans for early 2018 in bid to increase transparency
Major updates and changes coming to systems and mechanics across the game.
Read More »Spanish government injecting €6.25m into games industry in reaction to worrying White Paper
Focus on funding small developers in an aim to prevent development studio extinction event in the region.
Read More »Perforce Software acquired by Clearlake Capital
Private equity firm anticipates minimal disruption to business, keeping current leadership in place.
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