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The biggest news out of this year’s E3 was almost certainly Microsoft’s reveal that it has been working on an improved Xbox One, which it claims will be the ‘most powerful console ever made’. But is better hardware actually a draw for devs? We ask a crowd of triple-A and indie studios for their thoughts

Microsoft’s claim that all ofits future first-party line-up would be part of its Xbox Play Anywhere appears to not be entirely correct. The platform holderquietly edited its statement on the matter, now saying that every game shown on-stage at E3 will be part of the scheme, where before it said …

Activision has denied speculation that it has closed its Sierra indie publishing label. Multiple development sources told MCV last week that the Activision division – responsible for King’s Quest, Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved, Shiftlings and Velocity 2K – no longer existed, with just one title still in production. Activision …

Creators of all sizes and at all levels of experience welcome to register for a Developer ID, platform holder insists

Nvidia tech allows devs to render multiple views with a single geometry pass, reportedly tripling VR performance

UKIE boss Dr Jo Twist talks about the uncertainty that Brexit presents UK games businesses, the questions that need answering, and what we can do in the mean time The uncertainty that the referendum result has created is palpable. Brexit poses many questions for which as yet there are no …

After the UK has voted to leave the EU, we have spoken to members of the UK games industry to see what happens next. After two weeks of uncertainty, leading venture capitalists insist that Brexit will be ‘totally irrelevant’ when it comes to UK games investment. UKIE boss Dr Jo …

Brexit will be ‘totally irrelevant’ when it comes to UK games investment, insist leading venture capitalists. London Venture Partners and Mercia Fund Management say that the digital nature of the games business means that the Brexit result, although unfortunate, will leave UK games firms largely untroubled. It comes as UK …

Warner Bros ascribes job losses to transition into free-to-play, mobile outlet

The head of Sony’s third party developer relations Adam Boyes has announced his decision to return to development. VentureBeat reports that Boyes confirmed his intention to leave Sony on the PlayStation blogcast. This represents a return to the pastures from where he came when joining Sony in April 2012. He …