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The first software development kits for Nintendo’s new NX console have been sent out to development partners. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which cites people familiar with the matter” and says that the news means the console is indeed on track for a 2016 launch. The site adds …

Digital publisher will be looking for games to sign at November 12th event

QA and localisation firm Testronic Laboratories has hired Brett Morris as its new chief exec. Morris leaves his previous role as CFO for Catalis Group, the organisation that owns Testronic and UK developer Kuju Entertainment. He has worked at Catalis for four years, alongside CEO Dominic Wheatley. Prior to this, …

Brett Morris joins from parent firm Catalis Group

Two-week placement and the chance to secure a job contract at Serkis’ studio for graduates

If you work in games retail, you might want to take a deep breath before looking at the release schedule for the next month. From next week onwards, there are multiple major launches every few days for the next five weeks. And after that, there’s the onslaught of Black Friday, …

Valve’s PC platform Steam looks to remain out-of-bounds for advertising partners for the foreseeable future. One of the key ways Steam differs from the likes of PSN and Xbox Live is that partners are not able to pay for advertising space within the interface. That seems unlikely to change, too. …

Avalanche Studios talks scalar fields and digital clay ahead of Rico's return

The brand new rally IP from Milan-based Milestone is now set for a January release. This was announced via the game’s official site. The title was originally slated for an October launch, but was pushed back to early 2016, with developer Milestone saying that this was in the interest of …

While still officially a joint project with Square Enix, the RPG sequel to Nier is being developed almost entirely in-house at Platinum Games. "Yes, the development is mostly taking place here at Platinum [in Osaka], and in our Tokyo office," designer Yasuhisa Taura told GameSpot. "But we are of course …