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Wells Fargo Securities and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation allegedly didn’t tell lenders of the risks of backing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning developer ahead of collapse in 2012
Read More »BioWare senior editor Cameron Harris quits the games industry
Mass Effect: Andromeda, Dragon Age: Inquisition and Star Wars: The Old Republic exec ‘to return to Seattle for new opportunities there’
Read More »Shadow of Mordor exec producer Michael Forgey passes away
Developer Monolith organised the #ForForgey event in December in effort to fundraise treatment for rare form of cancer
Read More »Rock Band 4 parts ways with Mad Catz, signs PDP as co-publisher
The news just gets worse for Mad Catz. Harmonix has announced that PDP is its new co-publisher for Rock Band 4, seemingly replacing Mad Catz. The company isn’t formerly admitting that its former partner has been dropped, simply saying that Harmonix and Mad Catz are continuing to work together” and …
Read More »Bear Sim dev quits project, explaining: ‘It’s too hard to stay happy and productive’
John Farjay dismisses game as ‘a lost cause’ despite successfully raising $100,000 on Kickstarter and achieving positive review average on Steam
Read More »VR Wars: Which headset is best for devs?
The first wave of VR headsets isn’t even on shelves and yet developers are already spoilt for choice. Develop gets a grip on virtual reality’s many contenders with the help of Oculus VR’s Jason Rubin, Valve’s Chet Faliszek, PlayStation’s Simon Benson and Razer’s Jeevan Aurol
Read More »GDC 2016: 14 Must-See Sessions
With hundreds of sessions crammed into the week, it’s easy to miss the best of GDC. Develop is on hand to help with our pick of the best talks from this year’s show
Read More »Maxplay engine adds PhysX, FMOD, EMotion and PopcornFX
Technology joins cloud-powered modular Game Development Suite platform
Read More »UK government launches talent programme for graduate devs
Tranzfuser initiative aims to provide games graduates with up to £30,000 to form a team and bring a title to market
Read More »Project CARS Game of the Year SKU launching this spring
A new version of last year’s Project CARS is coming to stores in the coming months. Imaginatively called Project CARS: Game of the Year Edition, the SKU will launch with both the core game and all of its DLC. This brings the total car count up to 125, over 60 …
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