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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt haspicked up plaudits from critics and its fair share of Game of the Year gongs. But the title also won the Sales Triumph category at this year’s MCV Awards.We speak to Bandai Namco PR and marketing boss Lee Kirton to find out how CD Projekt …
Read More »Mad Catz drop two Street Fighter players and Capcom Pro Tour sponsorship
Mad Catz will no longer be the sponsor of the Capcom Pro Tour event at the Tokyo Game Show, as it has been for the last two years. In a tweet the company said that it will have no presence at the show and therefore will not be the headline …
Read More »VR editing: Is it a novelty or necessity?
James Batchelor speaks to Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney and Unity’s Clive Downie about the two engine firms’ plans for VR editors
Read More »Language tech dev ToyTalk rebrands as chatbot specialist PullString
Interactive entertainment studio founded by Pixar expats launches first AI-driven title Humani: Jessie’s Story
Read More »DICE considering move into VR development
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
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