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Prism developed by former Hollywood artist Clint Siu

‘I want it to be a big part of how we make games in the future,’ says Double Fine founder following $3.3m campaign for Psychonauts 2

Motiga, the creator of MOBA Gigantic, has suffered yet another round of layoffs. Following job losses in December, a "significant percentage" of staff have now been temporarily laid-off as a result of money troubles. "Our financial situation is such that we are unable to continue supporting the entirety of the …

Fears about the situation at Rock Band 4 co-publisher Mad Catz have been confirmed with news that over a third of the company’s workforce are losing their jobs. The changes are designed to "focus on lowering operating costs, increasing efficiencies and better aligning its workforce with the needs of the …

South Korean mobile studio saw income rise by more than a third last year

The French video games market generated more than $2.4bn (1.6bn) in revenues in 2015, which is a slight increase of 1.4 per cent compared to the previous year. The industry is expected to keep on growing by 1.5 per cent until 2018. France is the third European market in terms …

Future of MOBA Gigantic up in the air as studio seeks funding solution to financial troubles

Dragon Age scribe will serve as creative director at studio behind Baldur's Gate revamp

Studio head plans to explore independent VR development

Handheld puzzle series Lumines is making a return with two new instalments this year. Destructoid reports that Mobcast, which acquired the Lumines and Meteos licenses from Q Entertainment a year ago, has confirmed both the vanilla Lumines 2016 and a free-to-play title named Lumines VS. The former is due for …