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Yesterday, Xbox VP David Gosen keynoted the UK Gamefest event, revealing a big investment in Europe on all fronts, including development. We spoke to him after to gauge his thoughts on developing for peripheral based games, the industry talent pipeline, and where exactly Microsoft is spending to 'win' in Europeâ?¦
Read More »Havok signs ‘perpetual’ licensing deal with Microsoft Game Studios
Format-holders' internal teams across the world to use Havok animation tech
Read More »Bright rising Eastern star
From the land of the online game comes a solution for online behaviour and bandwidth testing we discoverâ?¦
Read More »Ultizen secures $6 million VC funding
Chinese outsourcer will use money to further growth 'through acquisitions'
Read More »An Enlightened View
In this opinion piece Chris Doran, founder of Enlighten game lighting tool creator Geomerics, aruges the case for why developers should be looking to film not just for inspiration in storytelling, but in the use of smart lighting and camera tricks, to inspire their gamesâ?¦
Read More »HSC Labs picks HeroEngine
Las Vegas-based developer thinks middleware will 'push production dates backwards for the first time'
Read More »Spacetime to lay off 50 per cent of employees
Another US independent struggles as publishing deal for MMO fails to materialise
Read More »Traveller’s Tales looking to create kids’ TV show using game tech
Burton reveals that life as a Warner-owned studio offers chance to explore new mediums
Read More »Immersion expands to Mexico
Columbian studio opens new development studio in Guadalajara
Read More »Developers and debt recovery
Itâ??s vital that games developers pursue any late payments, but legal proceedings should be the last resort, says our legal expert, a partner at media law firm Sheridansâ?¦
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