Game development news

Amnesia: The Dark Descent creator suggests that mixing horror and sci-fi impacted sales of both its titles

‘We underestimated how many people would be satisfied with only watching the game instead of playing it themselves’

Games won’t be pinned down to using IAP or marketplace of Rift headset maker

‘The possibility exists since the PlayStation 4 shares many of its parts with the PC,’ EVP Masayasu Ito says

Software additions and launch of Platform SDK coincide with release of consumer model of VR headset

Spurred by the success of Titanfall, Respawn Entertainment is gearing up its workforce for a follow-up to the robotic first-person shooter – as well as something completely new. HR and recruiting manager Kristin Christopher tells Matthew Jarvis who will fit the bill

James Batchelor asks Rovio's EVP of games Wilhelm Taht how the Angry Birds firm is recovering from multiple layoffs, returning to its entrepreneurial roots and adapting to the free-to-play world

Former PlayStation studio boss warns against over-excitement surrounding VR during MCV & Develop Podcast

Jason Graves, composer for Tomb Raider, Until Dawn and Dead Space, reveals his ‘blood and sweat’ approach to scoring Far Cry Primal, explores why studios aren’t satisfied with ripping off Star Wars and argues why budget shouldn’t stop indies having a killer soundtrack

Id Software co-founder, Doom lead coder and Oculus tech chief will be honoured at British Academy Games Awards on April 7th