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A report from Jason Schreier from Kotaku says three sources have confirmed the job losses at the studio including its general manager
Read More »Developer Volition lays off over 30 staff – Kotaku
SAG-AFTRA voice acting strike to come to and end
The almost year long strike, the longest in the history of the Screen Actors Guild, will close after a deal was struck
Read More »The Develop Post-Mortem – Batman: Arkham VR
As one of the launch titles for PSVR, Batman: Arkham VR set the standard for immersive first person games on the platform. Sean Cleaver speaks to game director, Sefton Hill, to find out how the project started and the creative process behind the iconic Arkham series of games
Read More »No evidence that piracy affects video game sales – EU Commission
A report that looks at the consumption of games, books, TV, music and film found that illegal downloads of games may not be bad thing for sales
Read More »Former Firewatch developer starts new studio, Caledonia
Nels Anderson announced the new studio on Twitter with a promise of more news to come, including team news
Read More »Palmer Luckey announced a new VR studio at the Tokyo Games Show
The Oculus founder took to the HTC Vive stage at the show to tease his new endavour and praise HTC's approach to global markets
Read More »How Kylotonn are embracing change with WRC 7
It's the third outing for the French studio who are responsible for the WRC licence, and a tumultous time in the sport only makes development more exciting. Sean Cleaver speaks to game director, Alain Jarniou, to find out more
Read More »Ubisoft shareholders back Guillemots after general meeting
Shareholders express 'overwhelming' support for Ubisoft's management strategy
Read More »The Chinese Room is ‘going dark’ following staff releases in June
The Brighton-based developer will pause development due to financial and personal issues
Read More »Chinese Room shuts its doors for now
The developer behind Dear Esther and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is going dark for a while, the studio has confirmed. The Chinese Room isn’t shutting down completely, director Dan Pinchbeck reassured fans in a blog post on the company’s website, but it won’t be actively working on any specified …
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