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CEO Simon Gardner tells us why the studio behind Assassin’s Creed Chronicles is focusing solely on virtual and augmented reality
Read More »BAFTA Young Game Designers winners revealed
LittleBigPlanet studio Media Molecule recognized with YGD Hero Award, while Cambridge Regional College head of game development and Rizing Games creator Michael Warburton was honoured as YGD Mentor
Read More »RedLynx to offer Trials of the Blood Dragon for free to players who perfect its demo
Mashup of bike platforming series and ‘80s-flavoured Far Cry spin-off will be given to those who finish trial version (pun intended) with 15 faults or fewer
Read More »VD-Dev Games co-founder Fernando Velez has passed away
Stuntman, V-Rally and Driv3r studio formed in 1990 by Velez and artist Guillaume Dubail
Read More »Square Enix is developing the first RPG exclusively for the Apple Watch
Cosmos Rings will send users notifications based on step counts and utilise ‘Time Upstream System’
Read More »Kickstarter: Indie devs thriving despite ‘wobbly year’
Crowdfunding platform admits drop in overall amount pledged, but highlights growth of smaller projects as ‘bright thread’
Read More »What developers can learn from Pokémon Go’s technical problems
What went wrong for Niantic? How can other developers learn from their difficulties to prepare themselves in the future? Griff Parry, CEO and founder of GameSparks, explores what is going on
Read More »OctaneRender 4 to support PowerVR ray tracing
Rendering engine reportedly able to trace in excess of 100 million rays per second while remaining suitable for use on mobile, VR and AR devices
Read More »Co-operative multiplayer more appealing than competitive modes, research finds
Quantic Foundry survey of over 1,000 players also discovers that co-op is equally popular between genders, while men prefer to face off against each other
Read More »Deadline for Game Connection Awards entries closes today
Nominees will be showcased at the October event and provided with a free pass to the show
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