Game development news

It's a tough game engine market out there, with heavyweight engines from Epic and Emergent hogging the limelight. Working in the shadows is Vicious Cycle and, as CEO and president Eric Peterson tells us, it's not just the big boys that can develop games and engines at the same time...

Indie-aimed version of Houdini for Torque Game Engine developers

SPECIAL REPORT: Laurent Fischer says WiiWare exposes new â??unique gameplay experiences'

We've put together a guide to the 12 sessions you can't miss

Later this month, the French GDC ups sticks from Lyon to try its hand at an event in the countryâ??s capital. Big names are signed to host sessions throughout the two-day event; Develop runs through the 12 sessions you should make sure you attendâ?¦

Jon Jordan finds that the bulletpoints for Perforceâ??s eponymous version control software are robust, simple and reliableâ?¦

New version adds mail, auction, raid and guild systems

GameRecruiter launches game art contest backed by industry judges

New developer aiming to cut out publisher middlemen by going straight to gamers

N-Gage firm to keynote and showcase at Leipzig event