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Three-day event aimed at introducing teenagers to aspects of the development industry joins London Games Festival line-up
Read More »Metal Gear Solid voice actor: ‘I would not work for Hideo Kojima again’
‘The whole thing could have been handled better and a little more respectfully, but I’m not going to cry about it,’ says former Snake performer David Hayter of replacement by Kiefer Sutherland
Read More »The Big Game: Dirt Rally
18 years after the release of the first Colin McRae video game, the franchise finally comes to the new consoles. The rally driver’s name has not been used in the title since 2008’s Dirt 2, but with this new entry, Codemasters will feel it has a game to live up …
Read More »PlayStation VR could support PC in the future
Support for the PlayStation VR headset on PC may one day be a reality. Sony EVP Masayasu Ito was questioned about the potential for the upcoming console-bound VR hardware by Japanese news outlet Nikkei (viaEurogamer). While making it clear that the PS4 maker has nothing to show for the moment”, …
Read More »Blizzard ditches controversial Overwatch character pose
‘We wouldn't do anything to sacrifice our creative vision, and we’re not going to remove something solely because someone may take issue with it,’ says director Jeff Kaplan of ‘easy’ decision
Read More »Hayter: ‘I’ve got no particular love for Kojima’
The long-time voice of Metal Gear’s Solid Snake has revealed the hurt he felt at being ejected from the series. David Hayter’s reign as the star voice in Konami’s series came to and end with Metal Gear Solid 5, when he was replaced by 24 star Kiefer Sutherland. "I’ve got …
Read More »‘We are reinventing the storytelling process’
Book publisher Hachette is breaking into the development industry with a completely new kind of game, and has teamed up with Insight Studios to utilise its BAFTA-winning New Star Soccer franchise for its first title. Hachette brand development director Damian Horner and Insight MD Martyn Brown discuss their 'novel' approach to development
Read More »That Dragon, Cancer dev says Let’s Play has trashed sales
The developer of That Dragon, Cancer has revealed that the game has sold as few as 14k units. The emotional title is an ode to the short life of its creator Ryen Green’s son, Joel, who died of cancer at the age of five. The game received considerable press coverage, …
Read More »Frictional moves to multi-game development as Soma approaches profit
Amnesia: The Dark Descent creator suggests that mixing horror and sci-fi impacted sales of both its titles
Read More »Yet more rumours point to more powerful PS4
Another report claiming that Sony has a new, more powerful version of the PS4 in the works has emerged online. The Wall Street Journal claims that Sony is indeed planning a more powerful version of its console that is designed to handle higher-end game experiences” and VR. This follows identical …
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