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Founder Oskari Hakkinen speaks to Develop about its ambitious new project

Japanese publisher Experience has announced its intention to release two JRPGs on Xbox One. Pure Xbox reports that CEO Hajime Chikami has confirmed global releases for both Stranger of Sword City and an in-development game going by the working title of Students of the Round 2. Both will offer full …

The public has just a few hours to get their votes in for this year’s h.Club 100 list. Voting closes at midnight tonight (Monday, September 14th). The public vote decides who takes away the People’s Choice award. Those interested in taking part should head here to register their choices. Voting …

Graphics expert Nvidia has via an (extremely polite yet also quite cutting) blog post questioned the gaming appeal of the new Apple TV box. If you’re already an Apple TV user, we don’t necessarily expect you to run out and buy the new Apple TV,” it said. While many of …

As Mario celebrates his 30th birthday and with Super Mario Maker now on shelves, MCV thought this would be a prime opportunity to look back at the classic franchise Mario: it’s a name that has defined the entire video games industry for decades, with no need for an introduction. Nintendo’s …

One of the App Store’s earliest success stories is among a list of older smartphone games being killed by publisher EA. Included on the list is the multi-million selling Flight Control, which back in 2009 sold 700k copies in under two months on sale – an especially notable achievement considering …

Greg Street provides key game design advice for games made to be played competitively There are many considerations developers need to be aware of when designing a game that’s meant to be played competitively, particularly if you have ambitions of becoming an eSport. Read more at Develop >>>

Gary Carr reportedly setting up brand new studio

The multi title eSports competition will take place over the two public days of this year’s show. This year’s Cyber Games Asia (CGA) will showcase four competition titles and some of the world’s premier players and teams. Read more at MCV Pacific >>>

Long-term employee Gary Carr has departed Microsoft-owned UK studio Lionhead. GameSpot reports that Carr was until recently headed up an eight person team in charge of new IP development. He had been with the company for 12 years. We can confirm that Gary Carr, who played a lead role in …