Game development news

‘The whole thing could have been handled better and a little more respectfully, but I’m not going to cry about it,’ says former Snake performer David Hayter of replacement by Kiefer Sutherland

18 years after the release of the first Colin McRae video game, the franchise finally comes to the new consoles. The rally driver’s name has not been used in the title since 2008’s Dirt 2, but with this new entry, Codemasters will feel it has a game to live up …

‘We wouldn't do anything to sacrifice our creative vision, and we’re not going to remove something solely because someone may take issue with it,’ says director Jeff Kaplan of ‘easy’ decision

Book publisher Hachette is breaking into the development industry with a completely new kind of game, and has teamed up with Insight Studios to utilise its BAFTA-winning New Star Soccer franchise for its first title. Hachette brand development director Damian Horner and Insight MD Martyn Brown discuss their 'novel' approach to development

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