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For the past 30 years, Sega has endured ups and downs, to put it mildly. It may never return to its ‘90s glory days, but it is currently enjoying a new lease of life on PC and mobile. Sega has revitalised its iconic character Sonic, created in 1991, by launching …

Ukie, BFI and Saffery Champness to discuss how to get the Government's help and reveal how much it could save

Next month’s Interface will cover a key subject for developers: working with tax breaks and how to make the most out of the Government’s support. This panel will include Ukie’s public affairs and policy officer Andy Tomlinson, who will talk about why every UK dev should use tax breaks. After …

Yup, really. Back in the decadent hay day of the Guitar Hero franchise, back when it was an excuse to print money, DJ Hero developers FreeStyle Games came up with the idea for Hero World – an MMO based on the popular Hero franchise. Word comes by way of a …

You’ve got to feel a bit sorry for bug testing and localisation companies. Every time an exec takes to the stage at E3 and reveals their company’s latest ‘awesome innovation’, you can picture teams at QA firms around the world holding their heads in their hands, knowing that this new …

US retailer previously announced it would publish Insomniac’s Song of the Deep

Advertising is a major source of revenue for mobile developers, but how do you take full advantage of it without deterring players and ruining your game? James Batchelor asks experts for their advice

Ability to designate apps as ‘VR Listener’ or ‘VR Helper’, as well as ‘sustained performance’ hardware support flag, hint at greater versatility for virtual reality experiences

US retail giant GameStop has launched a publishing division called GameTrust. The firm has signed new games from well-known independent studios including Ready at Dawn (The Order: 1886), Tequila Works (Deadlite, Rime) and Frozenbyte (Trine). The company also announced in March it was working with Insomniac (Ratchet and Clank) on …

Studio Wildcard has reached a settlement agreement with Dungeon Defenders dev Trendy Entertainment. The terms of the settlement – not unusually – have not been publically released, though Studio Wildard Susan Stieglitz reportedly said on Twitter to a fan – who shared to Reddit – that the firm ended up …