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Fable makers Lionhead has officially closed. In March, Microsoft announced it would cancel Fable Legends and that it was in consultation with the Guildford studio over whether to close it or not. The consultation has ended and Lionhead will officially close. Microsoft said: "We have reached the decision to close …

One of the founding fathers of video games is moving into mobile development thanks to a newly-inked partnership. Nolan Bushnell is best known as one of the founders of Atari, the developer of iconic titles such as Pong, Breakout and Asteroids, as well as its eponymous line of home consoles. …

Netherlands studio to develop and publish ‘innovative’ mobile titles based on ideas from industry pioneer

We may have seen some big titles this year already, including The Division and Dark Souls III. There may be some huge titles just around the corner, such as Uncharted 4, Doom, Battleborn and Overwatch. VR headsets may be just reaching consumers. But none of this appears to have boosted …

Christopher Dring, editor of Develop sister title MCV, on why this year's conference and networking event should be on the calendar of every studio

$6.2bn was generated from digital game sales in the month of March, research firm SuperData says. The firm says this is a five per cent rise year-on-year. Over on digital console, Ubisoft’s The Division was the best-selling digital release for the month. The online shooter takes pole position from Activision’s …

We are probably setting ourselves up for a fall here, but we think the Interface conference might just be the best conference we’ve ever done. Interface – if you’ve never been – is an independent games development event. The main part of the show is a meeting system, where indie …

Square Enix’s Phil Elliott calls for the industry to collaborate on a template so indies don’t get burned by harsh contracts

While still in development for Oculus Rift, Mojang has released a surprise virtual reality version of Minecraft for Samsung Gear VR. It apparently boasts all the same features as the recently expanded Pocket Edition smartphone version. Furthermore, it costs the same and boasts cross-platform play with the standard version, too, …

Players invited to submit ideas and input into the development process as professional creators build their concepts into real titles