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Team behind VR headphones preparing for production as Kickstarter campaign draws to a close
Read More »Housemarque art lead Antti Kallioinen dies at 42
Veteran Finnish developer co-founded studios Church of Electronic Entertainment, Dreams Interactive and Chat Republic
Read More »Studio Wildcard and Dungeon Defenders creator settle non-compete lawsuit
Developer pays undisclosed sum to Trendy Entertainment in response to accusation that former creative director Jeremy Stieglitz worked in secret on Ark: Survival Evolved
Read More »Why you should sign up for SpecialEffect’s One Special Day
Nomad Games MD Don Whiteford explains how developers and publishers can use their content to help raise money for the disability charity this summer
Read More »Developers react to article defending long hours and unfair pay
A VentureBeat opinion piece written by games industry vetAlex St. John has sparked heated debate in the development community. The piece was arguing that developers should stop complaining about poor working conditions and accept the sacrifices needed to create ‘art’. Many modern game developers have embraced a culture of victimology …
Read More »Devs respond to controversial article defending crunch hours and ‘unfair’ pay
‘These people have managed to adopt a wage-slave attitude toward one of the most remarkable and privileged careers in the world,’ wrote WildTangent founder and DirectX co-creator Alex St. John in heavily criticised op-ed
Read More »Develop to chair panel at TIGA’s QA summit next week
Other speakers include Universally Speaking, LocalizeDirect, Testology, OMUK, Keywords and Jagex
Read More »Interview: Bandai Namco on the Witcher 3’s runaway success
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt haspicked up plaudits from critics and its fair share of Game of the Year gongs. But the title also won the Sales Triumph category at this year’s MCV Awards.We speak to Bandai Namco PR and marketing boss Lee Kirton to find out how CD Projekt …
Read More »Slither.io tops free iPad charts in the UK
Steve Howse’s Snake-meets Agar.io title Slither.io was the best-selling free game in the iPad charts last week. Furthermore, it came in at No.4 in the free iPhone charts. In the iPad rankings, the title took the top spot away from Marvel’s Avengers Alliance 2, which falls to second place. Slither.io …
Read More »Dark Souls III claims series’ first No.1, launch sales 61 per cent higher than Dark Souls II
Bandai Namco has taken its first UK No.1 this year as action RPG Dark Soul III shoots to the top. This is the series’ first No.1, and beats the Week One sales of 2014’s Dark Souls II by a whopping 61 per cent. That title launched in second place behind …
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