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Next-gen consoles have potential, but engineers are taking a careful view on the topic
Read More »UK games tax relief delays ‘harmful to industry’
European Commission expected to announce whether it will approve incentives 'in the very near future'
Read More »UKIE and Tiga back OFT’s in-app purchases guidelines
Trade bodies say members fully committed to legal obligations, but Jo Twist warns against inadvertently isolating UK consumers
Read More »Developers face OFT crackdown on in-game purchases
Report outlines tough new guidelines to prevent aggressive use of IAPs against children
Read More »Greek studio Total Eclipse nets £361k in funding round
VC deal with mobile and casual studio is one of the biggest in Greece
Read More »Fresh details emerge on GTA Online microtransactions
Players 'with early access' to multiplayer claim cash cards available up to £13.49
Read More »Sims 3 producer rejoins Hansoft
Two new recruitments join San Francisco productivity team
Read More »GTA Online microtransactions: first details emerge
Prices and more information has been revealed about Grand Theft Auto V’s multiplayer microtransactions. Eurogamer reports that Rockstar will be offering four GTA Online currency cards that will give users varying amounts of in-game wonga to splash on cars and properties. The existence of these cash cards was first rumoured …
Read More »Analyst predicts GTA V will sell 25m units in first year
We all know Grand Theft Auto V has done gangbusters at launch, but one analyst doesn’t expect it to lose momentum any time soon. Doug Creutz of US firm Cowen & Company predicts Rockstar’s blockbuster will shift a whopping 25m units in its first year on sale, according to CVG. …
Read More »Heard About: Artistic expression in game audio
Chanel Summers on the need to think beyond the notion that sounds are just assets
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