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Organisers keen to raise awareness of local industry with November event

Ceremony takes place on November 1st during Unite LA

No Man’s Sky’s foundation in procedural generation means that Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 4 Neo could substantially change the game beyond surface-level improvements, developer Hello Games has proposed. Hello CEO Sean Murray told theDaily Starthat because No Man’s Sky is procedurally generated, rather than handcrafted, more powerful hardware doesn’t just mean …

Remember those rumours of a PlayStation event in New York on September 7th? Sony’s just confirmed it. The platform holder hasn’t explicitly stated that the gathering will be the first public unveiling for the PS4 Neo, but that seems an absolute certainty – especially as the event will be livestreamed. …

‘More powerful hardware doesn’t just mean upgraded textures or a higher framerate,’ CEO Sean Murray enthuses about title's procedural framework

Five events throughout September will teach local devs how to use the engine

Graphics card maker pledges ‘no catch’ support for lesser-known games by exposing them to its community

Shock! A fan remake of 1991 Game Boy outing Metroid 2 has been forced offline by rights holder Nintendo. Project AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) arrived at the weekend after some six years of development. The release was designed to tie in with Metroid’s 30th anniversary, which oddly passed without …

Devs will compete for a showcase spot at the event’s Indie Arena Booth

Activision’s 2012 licensed outing Transformers: Fall of Cybertron has received a surprise release on PS4 and Xbox One. Despite the lack of official announcement, the game can currently be had from PSN for 29.99 or Xbox Live for 39.99. For your money you also get the game’s three pieces of …