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Allowing players to modify classic games can help rejuvenate piracy-hit retro gaming. That’s according to Sega’s James Schall, talking after the launch of the Sega Mega Drive Classics Hub. The Hub opened on April 28th on Steam, and over 350,000 Mega Drive titles were sold in just three weeks. But …

Highlights include Hideo Kojima keynote, indie keynote from Funomena’s Robin Hunicke, and pitching and funding workshop

Creator complies, responding: ‘I firmly believe Steam Spy should be seen as a useful tool by developers, not as a threat'

Sue Youn and Ben Ansah successfully secured £50,000 in investment from Peter Jones for their Yogiyo Korean cooking range

Free consumer show E3 Live came after demands from the games industry. Speaking to MCV, Rich Taylor, SVP of PR and communications for E3 organiser ESA, said that leaders in the market insisted that the show provide an event for consumers. Every year the question of whether we are going …

Specialises in creating short-form content, based on tech used by Rovio and Warner Bros

Exec who worked on titles including Tiger Woods PGA Tour and The Godfather joined Oculus in 2013

The Rock Band 4 gamble has not paid off for Mad Catz. The company suffered a $11.6m loss in the financial year ending March 31st, with operating losses growing up 470 per cent. CEO Karen McGinnis, who was put in place following an exodus of staff from the company, says …

‘We want to make sure players can create characters they can identify with or relate to,’ developer explains

The new CEO of Women in Games has identified development and management as key areas that needs better female representation. As a researcher at Norwich University of the Arts, Marie-Claire Isaaman found out that women in the games industry tend to work in marketing or HR – but not in …