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Forerunner to 3DS’ eShop put focus on indies and smaller titles
Read More »Frontier cements total independence with self-published Planet Coaster
Creative director Jonny Watts says that from now on, the Elite developer is only making games ‘for itself’
Read More »American McGee’s Pirate Jam is a two-week game jam set at sea
Event hosted by Spicy Horse founder will include ‘pirate games’ such as fishing and diving alongside development time
Read More »Sword Coast Legends and Geist dev N-Space closes after two decades
‘There have been rounds of layoffs over the past few months and through it all, the team stayed focused and passionate,’ says artist Ben Leary, while praising ‘efforts and transparency’ of president Dan O’Leary
Read More »Ex-Free Radical devs hide TimeSplitters levels in Homefront: The Revolution
Dambuster Studios was purchased from TimeSplitters IP holder Crytek by Deep Silver in 2014
Read More »GameDuell lays off casual devs to refocus on tabletop titles
‘The market of hit-driven arcade games has become extremely competitive,’ explains head of studio
Read More »Rocket League was nearly an open-world game with more than just football
Developer Psyonix credits momentum on social media and launching through PlayStation Plus as reason for game’s success
Read More »Simogo releases playable prototype and concept docs for cancelled 3DS title
Year Walk dev details unique control scheme for ball-rolling follow-up to Beat Sneak Bandit
Read More »Amazon trolls game designer with box of lumber
Georgia Tech professor Ian Bogost previously joked of disappointment that Lumberyard was a game engine
Read More »Starbreeze backs VR dev Freeform with $750,000 investment
PayDay creator to own half of ElemenTerra IP
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