Game development news

Storefront for virtual reality experiences aimed at Vive owners ‘who don’t use Steam’

All staff made redundant at developer, which opened a studio in Wales earlier this year

Look back at this year’s Brains Eden and find out why games jams and festivals aimed at young people are essentially for attracting new talent to the industry

Latest issue out now in print or digital, will also be available at Gamescom and GDC Europe

Gruff-voiced Elias Toufexis may be the face of mankind’s future in Deus Ex, but he’s also a sign of things to come for studios. James Batchelor asks him why voice actors want to become increasingly involved in their character’s development

Publisher Merge Games plans to be the No.1 indie label in the North of Britain. The firm also hopes its strategy of working with leading British games creators will see it become one of the UK’s biggest publishers overall. The news comes as the company prepares to release games – …

Number of titles certified in the last 12 months now at 178, UK spend at £554m

John Broomhall discusses the sound of Faith with EA DICE audio director James Slavin

‘There is a range of motives here from blatant commercial ventures to enthusiastic fans but the negative impact on game resources is the same’

Licence for tech powering Vive headset on offer royalty-free to those who complete a training programme