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Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has said the perception that he takes too long and spends too much money on development of his games is untrue. The statement came in an interview with GameSpot that coincided with his receipt of an AIAS Hall of Fame award at last night’s …
Read More »Guillermo del Toro will make ‘whatever the fuck’ Hideo Kojima wants
Kojima backs potential for horror in VR and dismisses perception as overshooting budget and schedule
Read More »Goodgame chief Böni replaced by Warner Bros’ William Corey Barnard
Former development director for publisher oversaw the creation of Lord of the Rings, Dungeons and Dragons and DC Comics MMOs
Read More »Kim Kardashian’s sisters sign up for new Glu game
Glu may be entering a period of struggle, but its faith in all things Kardashian is not to be shaken. VentureBeat reports that the company has signed celebrity pair Kendall & Kylie for an iOS and Android game. Kendall and Kylie, incidentally, are the younger half sisters of Kim Kardashian. …
Read More »CW’s Mortal Kombat TV special watched by 0.3% of US households
American network The CW aired the final part of Machinima’s Chasing the Cup docuseries on Monday night to an audience of around 346,800 viewers. The online series had previously whittled a tournament bracket of Mortal Kombat X players down to just five competing for the biggest share of a $100,000 …
Read More »Mark Hamill, Michael Dorn and John de Lancie among Master of Orion’s voice cast
A huge number of recognisable names have been revealed for the voice cast of Wargaming’s Master of Orion revival. Included in the list are Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), John de Lancie (Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation), Michael Dorn (Worf from TNG), Dwight Schultz (Murdock in the A-Team, and …
Read More »Discover how you can use 3D scanning to put the player into your game
Intel Developer Blog: 3D scanning can allow developers to input the player's own features into the game and boost immersion
Read More »Jas Purewal on the business and law of eSports
At Casual Connect Europe 2016,Jas Purewal, founder of Purewal & Partners, gave a talk on the business and law of eSports. He spoke about how clubs remunerate their players, which includes a basic "salary" that can be as high as $12,000 a month, as well as tournament proceeds. "Sponsorship is …
Read More »GAME creates a robotic mascot to promote trade-ins
Retailer GAME is hoping to promote a fresh boost to its trade-in program with the creation of a new character. He’s called TIM, which cunningly stands for Trade-In Machine. TIM is set to appear on GAME’s various online channels, as well as in-store. With unwanted Christmas gifts taking up valuable …
Read More »‘We will do Early Access right,’ vows GOG
'We don’t want to be in the business of selling poor experiences wrapped in grand promises,' insists brand director Tomasz Nalewajk
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