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Alice developer Spicy Horse is not, as rumours have claimed, closing down. Founder American McGee has confirmed, however, that jobs have been lost at the studio. He has also stated that it is moving away from the free-to-play sector. No,” he replied on Facebook when asked if the closure rumours …

Georgia Tech professor Ian Bogost previously joked of disappointment that Lumberyard was a game engine

Nintendo has made two major hires to its UK team, following the departures of senior marketing and PR executives last year. Matthias Hempfling has joined as marketing and PR director, and Kalpesh Tailorhas come on-board as head of communications. Both join from Nintendo’s European head office in Frankfurt. In 2015, …

Ruby Nealon snuck Watch Paint Dry onto Steam store after his warnings about virtual backdoor went ignored by Valve

An EA survey has suggested that Mass Effect Andromeda might take a somewhat surprising narrative route. Mass Effect: Andromeda takes players to the Andromeda galaxy, far beyond the Milky Way, where players will lead the fight for a new home in hostile territory — where WE are the aliens — …

PayDay creator to own half of ElemenTerra IP

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An English web developer going by the name Ruby has successfully uploaded a game to Steam, without Valve’s permission, to illustrate a security loophole. The game, if you can call it that, was called Watch Paint Dry. It was a spoof title, really, and has since been removed by Valve. …

Phil Tippett collaborating with HappyGiant on photogrammetry technology for HoloGrid: Monster Battle

‘The free-to-play space has become quite brutal in recent years, and I feel it's time we pivot to something new,’ says creator of Alice: Madness Returns