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Talent competition returns, offering aspiring developers job opportunities as coders and artists

A Kickstarted six-hour RPG made by two people and released just three months ago is about the be crowned the Best Game Ever. Toby Fox’s Undertale, which was released on PC in September, is currently winning the polling in a GameFaqs contest to crown the best video game ever made. …

The Age of Empires and Civilization designer discusses his plans to shake up the market with The Incorruptibles

The revelation last week that Konami had blocked Hideo Kojima’s attendance of The Game Awards was an impromptu decision. The developer was awarded the Best Action/Adventure Game prize at the event but was prevented from attending by Konami lawyers. And in a spur of the moment decision, host Geoff Keighley …

A new type of microtransaction has been added to Destiny that allows players to instantly spec up a character. Eurogamer reports that players now have the option of buying a levelling pack that can instantly boost a character all the way up to level 25. The cost? 24.99. This year’s …

Government-funded aims to improve development and digital creation skills within the UK

New Derby-based studio formed by teams behind Pneuma: Breath of Life

As the Doctor once said: There’s loads of boring stuff like Sundays and Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons, but now and then there are Saturdays”. 2015 was perhaps not quite a Saturday, but nor was it a Tuesday. A Friday, perhaps? Although only a Friday morning or early afternoon. The current …

Intel Developer Blog: Details on how Intel users can use AWS to connect with the Internet of Things

Xbox One timed-exclusive Rise of the Tomb Raider appears to be coming out on PC in January 2016. That’s if a listing on the ever-leaky Amazon France is to believed. The French arm of the online retail giant – as spotted by IGN – gave the PC SKU of Square’s …