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Runes of Magic firm chooses open source log management platform for its MMOs

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has revealed that he is ‘contractually forbidden’ from discussing his split with Konami. However, in an interview with The New Yorker, the developer was able to discuss the difficulties of being accountable to a large publisher and the opportunities that going independent will afford …

Backend service provider introduces new pricing structure

Kickstarter games revenue has rebounded from its crash in 2014, according to a new report – though that hasn’t equated to more developers seeing success on the crowdfunding platform. A recent analysis by consultant Thomas Bidaux posted on Games Industry finds projects under Kickstarter’s games category brought in $41.6m thus …

The PS4 and Xbox One editions of The Banner Saga are due out next month, Versus Evil has announced. The warmly-received tactical RPG will debut on Sony and Microsoft’s current-gen consoles on January 12th. It originally launched for PC, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS back in January 2014. The developer …

Crytek has announced The Climb, a virtual reality rock-climbing game in development exclusively for release on Oculus Rift. The game allows players to experience free solo rock climbing, promising to deliver hyper-realistic climbing spots from locations across the globe. It’ll support both Xbox One and Oculus Touch periperhals as well. …

PlayFab CTO Matt Augustine discusses how devs can win back gamers' trust

2K Games has hired PlayStation’s UK marketing director. Murray Pannell, who has held senior marketing roles at Ubisoft, Xbox and Electronic Arts, will be the firm’s new VP of publishing. He takes the role ahead of the departure of 2K International’s general manager Neil Ralley. Ralley has led the 2K …