Game development news

After the fireworks of 2007, the past 12 months was a comedown for games industry deal watchers.

Users of Microsoft’s Xbox Live service will be able to log in and download a free Live Arcade title called Dash of Destruction today – thanks to a Doritos competition held last year. Doritos Unlock Xbox was won by Mike Borland, and his prize was to see experienced XBLA developer …

New Game Design, Production and Business & Management track sessions announced

Current climate â??not an appropriate time to go independentâ??

It has been claimed that Sandi Isaacs, Paramount’s senior VP of interactive and mobile, is to leave the firm, according to Variety . Paramount has to date focused its efforts on licensing its film IPs to mobile and casual games developers, though it has previously expressed its intentions to move …

A retrospective look at the biggest game development stories of the year

HumanIK and Kynapse get UE3 integrations

â??Well-placedâ?? source confirms layoffs and delays to pay

2008 has been a testing year for the development industry, with plenty of challenges to overcome before the economic downturn set in properly and sent shock waves of uncertainty through numerous studios. There were positives too, and a new hope in the form of the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Firm's infrastructure to power browser-based Quake Live