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Japanese publisher DeNA has laid of an unspecified but reportedly significant number of employees in the US. Most of the layoffs appear to be from its Vancouver development studio, according toVentureBeat. However, the site’s sources also suggest the firm has laid off dozens” from its San Francisco office as well. …

Influential dev to give keynote at Indie Dev Day this July

Unity plug-in released on Asset Store

Tools provider focuses on flexibility and performance for latest additions to its animation and VFX range

There have been some major changes at Ubisoft’s UK PR team. The company has confirmed the departure of both Stefano Petrullo and Lydia Cutland, while Ollie Coe is leaving the PR team to join Ubisoft’s brand management operations. Joining Ubisoft is Stefan McGarry, who has left Sega after 12 years …

The price of Xbox One at UK retail is 299.99, Microsoft has announced. The deal is led by retail, the platform holder tells MCV, and this price is for the UK only. The last retail-led Xbox One price cut was in September, when the price fell to 330. Despite being …

We ask Unity, Epic and Crytek what's behind the trend to lower price-entry and expanded services

Moon Studios celebrates the success of its Xbox One and PC indie title

Rockstar has said that the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V was part of the plan from the beginning and that development of the SKU began early in the process. We were always going to bring GTA 5 to PC,” a group of Rockstar North developers told PC Gamer. …

Nintendo’s mobile partner cuts jobs as it “reshapes North American studio operations”