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Acquisition is Japanese tech group’s largest to date
Read More »Google cancels work on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive rival, goes all-in on mobile VR
Android-powered platform Daydream unveiled in May as successor to barebones Cardboard
Read More »Half of devs are interested in creating for VR (but only a third actually are)
HTC Vive leads battle of the headsets with 50 per cent of game makers exploring platform, while Oculus Rift attracts just over a third of the community
Read More »Kabam San Francisco lays off staff in shift to ‘fewer, bigger and bolder mobile games’
‘While we are making several large investments in a new slate of games in multiple locations, we must also be mindful of costs'
Read More »New book shares female developer success stories
Women feature range from artists to CEOs, includes the makers of Firewatch, Free Realms and more
Read More »Crowdfunded ‘hentai Harvest Moon’ cancelled after artist flees with assets
Breeding Season art director Vladimir Sandler started rival project Cloud Meadow – but claims his actions were an effort to 'save' the game
Read More »UKIE details its latest efforts to help devs protect their intellectual property
UKIE CEO Dr Jo Twist runs through the trade body’s new scheme to help creators fight back against piracy
Read More »Friday Night Death Slot: What happens when an episodic game dies mid-season?
Rival Games CEO Jukka Laakso recalls the pitfalls and challenges encountered by the developer as it attempted to keep The Detail alive
Read More »Cloud Imperium Games refunds Star Citizen backer $2,500 after terms of service squabble
Developer and player clash over statement that ‘pledge amounts applied shall be non-refundable regardless of whether or not RSI is able to complete and deliver the game’
Read More »‘Business as usual’ for Jagex as Chinese acquisition proceeds
RuneScape dev will become a new Chinese-owned games firm, new Board of Directors drawn up
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