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Steam Spy compares April data to show that Top Ten best-sellers remain stable while more and more games struggle to find traction
Read More »Codeless engine Buildbox overhauled for 2.0 release
New logic pieces, ability to create ‘stage clear’ games and multiple worlds, and particle effect creator among changes for accessible creator software
Read More »Lumberyard adds GPU-simulated particles, GridMate Gem and mobile process management
1.2 release includes changes to particle editor, FBX importer, networking component and GMEM rendering path, plus support for new Android devices
Read More »CD Projekt Red: We want to be like Rockstar
The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 developer highlights focus on small number of projects, critical success over commercial gain and industry-changing releases as following in the footsteps of Grand Theft Auto studio
Read More »Schafer: Indies need to think about the long haul
Double Fine boss says smaller devs need to plan beyond their ‘One Big Idea’
Read More »Mojang brings Minecraft to Gear VR
Separate Oculus Rift version still in the works, studio confirms
Read More »Rovio debuts AR and inaudible watermark tech to unite Angry Birds games, film and toy brands
Scannable QR-like 'Bird Codes' and 'Movie Magic' content unlocked inside cinema mark studio’s first steps into the realm of ‘toys-to-life’
Read More »Green Man Gaming, Curve and Soedesco want to sign your games at Interface next week
Digital publishers join Mike Bithell, The Chinese Room, Team17, Sega, Channel 4, Unity, Playtonic, KISS, Edge Case and more at indie-focused conference and pitching event
Read More »The Division hacks are result of ‘fundamentally misunderstanding how FPS games network’
Trusted client network model can’t be fixed ‘without a complete rewrite’, warns ex-Respawn and Sony online dev Glenn Fiedler
Read More »Minecraft Pocket Edition server provider hacked: 7m accounts breached
Lifeboat Network compromised in early January, but didn’t tell users
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