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Denmark’s Lovable Hat Cult has always made experiences that deal with taboo subjects. The studio rose out of a group of local developers called Copenhagen Game Collective. The projects coming out of this initiative deal with risqu subject matter. One multiplayer title, Dark Room Sex Game, had no visuals. The …
Read More »History Lesson: The story of Burnout
Back in the late ‘90s, Gran Turismo was the No.1 racing game. Although there was a number of unique driving titles, it felt like everyone was following the GT template. But a studio called Criterion wanted to shake up the genre with its new game, Burnout. The title was going …
Read More »NetherRealm will be ‘more aggressive’ with Injustice 2 DLC
Upcoming fighter Injustice 2 will be supported for a longer period with a greater amount of DLC than its predecessor. "One of the things we’ve been doing, trying to do more and more with every game… is to support it for a longer period of time," NetherRealm creative director Ed …
Read More »Northway updates Fantastic Contraption with social VR features
Latest release includes Twitch chat integration, director mode and mixed reality support
Read More »One third of Valve is now developing VR and AR projects
More than 100 staff at PC giant Valve are working on augmented and virtual reality. That’s according to a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) – as reported by Kotaku – with Valve employee Alan Yates, who said that one third of the company is dedicated to its AR and VR …
Read More »A third of Valve’s staff are working on VR – and it’s looking for more
‘I can't imagine working on something of more significance right now,’ says firm’s Alan Yates on importance of headsets such as the Vive
Read More »Vivendi now owns 20% of Ubisoft shares
Media giant Vivendi has increased the amount of stock it holds in games publisher Ubisoft. The firm announced via its corporate website that it now owns 20.1 per cent of Ubisoft shares. Vivendi also holds 17.76 per cent of Ubisoft voting rights. Furthermore, the firm has said it is not …
Read More »Paradox’s Wester on Cities: Skylines, Stellaris and a record-breaking 2015
Paradox has been around since 1999 but it’s only recently that the Swedish firm has reached mainstream attention. Its stock has risen so much that Chinese games giant Tencent recently took a five per cent stake in the firm for 286m. In March 2015, Paradox released Cities: Skylines, a title …
Read More »ReCore devs detail dynamic symbol-based colourblind mode
‘It's very important to keep [accessibility] in mind and have a solution,’ says Armature game director Mark Pacini
Read More »Inafune says launch version of Mighty No.9 ‘is better than nothing’
It’s better than nothing”. That’s the assessment of Keiji Inafune following the damning critical reception of his new platformer Mighty No.9. The reviews for the game have not been kind, with the title currently carrying a Metacritic rating of 60 per cent. There has also been some frustration about the …
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