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Rockstar was struggling with the development of Red Dead Redemption before Leslie Benzies was drafted in to save it. That’s the claim, as reported by GameSpot, in court papers from Benzies’ lawsuit against the Grand Theft Auto developer. The story of RDR’s development is cited as evidence of Benzies’ importance …

The MCV & Develop Podcast is back – this time taking a closer look at the UK games industry. On our second episode, we discuss the recent spate of studio triple-A studio closures to hit the UK, the BAFTA awards and their role in the industry, and why the video …

Episode available now, discusses the state of UK games development and more

Bruce Wooden, head of developer and community relations at AltspaceVR, tells Develop how his team translated tabletop hits to the virtual space and explains why wearing a headset can be a highly social experience

Resolution Games’ Tommy Palm discusses what virtual reality can learn from the mobile market and Wii Sports

Developers from 43 countries have applied for this year’s program, teams to be announced soon

Russia’s video games market had revenues nearly reaching $1.3bn (0.90bn) last year, surpassing its 2014 total of $1.1bn (0.76bn), according to Newzoo’s figures. The growing importance of digital gaming has helped the industry to remain competitive these past few years. According to research firm SuperData, which recently released an in-depth …

VR hopeful Oculus Rift says it is addressing the component shortage problems that have delayed orders of the device. The component shortage impacted our quantities more than we expected, and we’ve updated the shipment window to reflect these changes. We apologize for the delay,” it told Polygon. We’re delivering Rifts …

Services empire spending up to €18m on latest purchase

Devolver Digital’s latest release Enter the Gungeon generated $3m (2.1m) globally in its first week on sale. What’s more – developer Dodge Roll has announced that over the dungeon-crawling twin-stick shooterhas been downloaded over 200,000 times since its launch on April 5th. The title is currently available on PlayStation 4 …