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VMC’s Kirstin Whittle discusses an ongoing shift that affects the role services like QA play in games development

Google Android could be the operating system that Nintendo chooses to power its in-development NX console, reports from Japan suggest. Analyst Dr Serkan Toto said of a report in Nikkei: It says that this is not confirmed but that the source says it’s a possibility driven by Nintendo’s need to …

The leader of the Melbourne IGDA chapter Giselle Rosman took away the first MCV Pacific Woman of the Year prize. Rosman was among four winners at the event, presented by Xbox. Other winners from the night included GoodGame’s Janet Carr, who picked up the Ambassador prize, while Widget’s Leena van …

Tiny Bull Studios tells us how it's dealing with a similar game launching parallel to its own

Bioshock Infinite has sold 11m copies and the Bioshock franchise as a whole has sold more than 25m, according to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick. Speaking at a conference in New York that GameSpot attended, Zelnick explained the 2K Games series has been a crucial piece for the company’s success. "It’s …

Horror-focused indie studio Frictional Games has announced its upcoming sci-fi release SOMA will arrive this September. The game has been in development at the studio for nearly five years, and will be Frictional’s first release since its hit Amnesia: The Dark Descent in 2010 (its 2013 sequel A Machine for …

GameStop has reported better-than-expected quarterly results for the period concluded at the beginning of May. Total revenue for the three-month stretch was up 3.2 per cent to $2.06bn, while net income jumped 8.5 per cent to $73.8m. The American retail chain also boasted a 17 per cent increase in operating …

An advanced guide to using Layer Styles for your game

In the fourth and final part of his regular column, Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley shares his insights from the launch of his first self-published console game, Zombie Army Trilogy The early results are in for Zombie Army Trilogy, Rebellion’s first self-published console title. I’m pleased to say we are on …

Having just moved from Beta to public release, product manager Tyler Georgeson explains how the animation system reflects a changing industry