The winners have been revealed for this year’s Apple Design Awards – and half of them are games. Out of the ten apps named for their excellence in design, five were games with the winning titles including puzzle games, MOBAs and more. The successful games were Hipster Whale’s Crossy Road, …
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Nomad Games teams up with SpecialEffect for charity DLC
Develop Awards finalist adds new character to raise money, with choose-what-you-donate option on PC
Read More »Intel launches $125m Diversity Fund for tech start-ups
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Read More »Mobile games sweep the Apple Design Awards
Crossy Road, Does Not Commute, Vainglory and more named as some of the best apps on iOS
Read More »ZombiU port in development for PS4 and Xbox One, report claims
Ubisoft’s ZombiU might be returning from the grave. Unseen64 reckons that Ubisoft is currently pushing ahead with development of a port of the game, which was a Wii U launch title and exclusive, for PS4 and Xbox One. This project is one I’ve been keeping an eye on for a …
Read More »Unity 5.1 adds Native Oculus Rift development
Full Native support also coming to HoloLens and Gear VR
Read More »GAME Sweden declares bankruptcy
Nordic Games owned GAME Sweden has declared bankruptcy. GAME sold its Scandinavian arm to Nordic Games following its own financial problems in 2012 in a deal that saved 44 Swedish and 11 Norwegian stores, covering 270 jobs. A license to use the GAME brand was also secured. Now a message …
Read More »Indie Fund reveals new investing partners
List of investors triples to 21 companies
Read More »DICE confirms new Mirror’s Edge game is Catalyst
Catalyst is in fact the name of the new Mirror’s Edge game being developed by DICE. In a post on the studio’s website, senior producer Sara Jansson confirmed the above, as well as saying that the game will be appearing at E3. This follows DICE teasing the name over Twitter …
Read More »Upcoming Xbox One controller adapter for PC will work exclusively with Windows 10
The newly-announced Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows will only work with the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system. Revealed alongside the new 1TB Xbox One machine and redesigned Xbox One controller, the memory stick-sized dongle allows players to connect said gamepad to their PC for use with compatible titles. It …
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.
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