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EA-owned studio insists it will create original experiences for the medium, rather than adapting existing games such as Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
Read More »Reprimanding players in under 10 minutes almost halved abuse in League of Legends
Informing players of their mistakes dropped recurrence by 50 per cent, while providing detailed evidence of misdeeds saw a 70 per cent decline
Read More »Breaking down the (right) walls: Ubisoft Montreal on texturing Rainbow Six Siege’s destructible world
From brick walls to plaster ceilings, no material is safe in Rainbow Six Siege. Lucas Granito, senior tech artist at Ubisoft Montreal, tells Develop how the studio built up the shooter’s environments – so players could tear them right back down
Read More »LOOOK at the new studio from the lead designer of Halo and Prototype
Mixed-reality developer focused on HoloLens is the latest venture from John Howard and fellow Microsoft veteran Sébastien Motte
Read More »Apple reportedly considering paid-for App Store search results
Developers would be able to pay to have their iOS game appear closer to the top of rankings under new changes
Read More »Racing studio Codemasters posts first profit in five years
'The transition to the new machines has not been easy,' explains CEO Frank Sagnier
Read More »GameGuru targets students with standalone release and content controls
Latest revision of creation tool also adds ability to save and load, FBX importer and engine tweaks
Read More »Unity Focus: How the Homeworld IP saved Deserts of Kharak dev Blackbird Interactive
Blackbird Interactive went from developing a spiritual successor to Homeworld to helming the first new entry in the sci-fi strategy series in more than decade. Lead programmer Yossarian King reveals the transformative power held by the licence
Read More »Ian Livingstone laments British IP revenues lost overseas
Industry veteran urges developers to hold on to their franchises
Read More »Halo: Spartan Strike co-developer restructures to form VR/AR studio Force Field
Vanguard to expand development beyond games into 'entertainment experiences'
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