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Mafia should really be 2K’s biggest franchise. It has a brilliant name and is an open-world crime game, which is perhaps the most popular genre in the world. It certainly sounds like it has more potential than 2K’s other huge sellers, such as the stylised, and frankly unusual, Borderlands and …
Read More »XX+ Games Jam aims to attract future female developers
Worldwide event will run from Friday, October 14th to Saturday, October 15th
Read More »Developer of Minecraft console editions joins Team17 board
The co-owner of 4J Studios has joined Team17 as a non-executive chairman. Chris van der Kuyl joins the firm following LDC’s 16.5m investment in the Worms creator. 4J Studios is best known for making the console versions of Minecraft. I’ve known Chris for a few decades and this is the …
Read More »Playtonic Games: ‘This was a lot easier in the Nineties’
As the studio’s platforming throwback Yooka-Laylee continues to take form, Playtonic Games’ Gavin Price tells James Batchelor why making retro-style video games is tougher than you might think
Read More »Ubisoft: Watch Dogs 2 boosted by six-month PR campaign
The senior producer on Watch Dogs 2 says that the titles has been bolstered by a ‘shorter communication cycle’. The first Watch Dogs was announced in June 2012 and released almost two years later, in which time the title had changed slightly – particularly visually. It resulted in criticism from …
Read More »Pokémon boss confirms Nintendo NX hybrid design
Meanwhile, Ubisoft CEO enthuses about potential of new handheld/console device
Read More »Ubisoft on NX: Nintendo has learned from the Wii U
The boss of Ubisoft has dropped further hints about Nintendo’s NX strategy. What we see is that Nintendo has learned from the Wii U,” CEO Yves Guillemot told IGN when asked if the NX was a move away from the Wii U and back toward the mass market appeal of …
Read More »Rob Crossley joins Creative England as head of games
Former Develop online editor will be helping to grow organisation's support for devs
Read More »UKIE and Nesta launch the UK Games Industry Map
Trade body UKIE and data firm NESTA has launched its interactive map of the UK games industry. The UK Games Map is online to view and use right now and features a breakdown of all the companies working in the industry around the country, including games developers, publishers, service companies …
Read More »Rez Infinite will boast 4K visuals on PS4 Pro
The developer of the PS4-bound Rez remake has said the game will get a big VR performance boost when hooked up to a PS4 Pro. Rez Infinite launches alongside the PSVR headset next month. And while it will be perfectly compatible with current PS4s, Polygon reports that when hooked up …
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