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It’s actually a little unfair to discuss Pokmon in relation to Nintendo’s fortunes. For starters, it’s The Pokmon Company – not Nintendo – that operates the brand, while the independent studio Game Freak is the series’ primary developer. Pokmon Go isn’t some triumphant return for the franchise, either. Because it …

The developer of We Happy Few is desperate to distance its game from BioShock. The title has drawn comparisons with 2K Games’ hit franchise due to its eerie dystopian setting and similar art style. We Happy Few was shown off during Xbox’s E3 press briefing and became one of the …

Educational materials pack and instructional guide now available for free

Publisher Capcom has admitted it had failed to properly inform consumers exactly what they were getting with Street Fighter V. The firm says it has learned from its mistakes, and is now committed to making the fighting game the best in the series. Street Fighter V launched in February, but …

Co-founder Liam McGinley tells Develop about what we can expect from the studio's increasing ambitions, which is currently looking to hire

The numbers may be down by more than 50 per cent, but Kickstarter games boss Luke Crane is positive about the performance of the crowd-funding platform. The figures – released by Ico Partners – show that just $8.2m was generated on Kickstarter during the first half of 2016, a significant …

Argentinian micro-studio Brainhold hopes to bring the striking visuals, quirky soundscapes and emotional punch of kids’ cartoons and Japanese animation to its debut 2.5D platformer. In their first-ever interview, Martin Ayguavella, Diego Sarmentero and Mauricio Dal Fabbro chart the vivid world of Rex Odyssey

New feature aims to make complicated presets more accessible to other members of the team

Mobile analytics company App Annie says Pokmon Go is likely to rule the mobile charts ‘for months’. The game has become an overnight sensation, and although App Annie acknowledges that mobile games are ‘maturing faster’ than ever before, it believes Pokmon Go won’t be fading away any time soon. Pokmon …

Tinybuild PR manager joins the UK firm, new product manager for We Sing andCrossley leaves GameSpot. Ripstone hires Mike Rose Former Tinybuild PR manager Mike Rose has joined Liverpool-based games company Ripstone as PR manager and developer relations, to boost its publishing presence. Before joining Tinybuild in 2014, Rose worked …