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With just eight weeks to go until the big night, the finalists of this year’s MCV Awards are revealed. Is your name on the list…? Over 80 different companies are shortlisted for this year’s event, which takes place on Thursday, March 3rd at the Hilton Bankside, London. The biggest number …

£99 edition of character animation software aimed at smaller studios

Apple has revealed that it had its biggest ever Christmas this year. The tech giant announce that over $1.1bn was spent on apps and in-app purchases during the Christmas break. The period also set ‘back-to-back weekly records’ for traffic and purchases. In addition, January 1st was the biggest single day …

Double Fine has announced that the Fig crowdfunding push for Psychonauts 2 has been successful. The project has now surpassed its $3.3m goal, with the total currently standing at $3,357,197. Donations have been made by some 20,717 backers. The campaign still has five days left and will remain live, with …

Hotly anticipated sequel fully funded with five days left for crowdfunding campaign

Microsoft’s new sci-fi franchise ReCore is not going to be make its spring 2016 release date. A Microsoft representative speaking to Engadget said that the title would be coming out in the second half of the year. Announced at E3, ReCore is being developed by former Retro Studios staff at …

Her Story, Undertale and Mini Metro among games set for success at GDC ceremony on March 16th

Over 100 titles will be coming to the Oculus Rift headset this year. That’s according to Oculus boss Palmer Luckey, who said in a Reddit AMA yesterday that ‘at least 100′ games are to be released for the headset this year. Luckey told Reddit users that over 20 of these …

Six months after Steam launched its divisive refund programme, Slitherine’s Olivier Georges examines how developers can overcome the platform’s ‘two-hour frontier’

In the first edition of our new monthly feature, Amiqus' business manager Liz Prince discusses what to consider when planning for a career change