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Khronos Group, Valve and Imagination Technologies among the firms showcasing the tech at GDC

A retail-led survey has found that UK children under the age of 12 are now more likely to own a tablet than a games console. 46 per cent owned a tablet and 43 per cent a games console. These were followed by mobile phones (30%), laptops (28%) and MP3 players …

Trade body UKIE hosts mix of leading British developers and service firms in San Francisco

‘Rent-to-own’ service introduced to Substance tools

DayZ creator Dean Hall says that the zombie simulator chapter of his life is closed and that his attention has now fully shifted to work on a brand new title. He has teamed up with Improbable, who have produced the tech behind Bossa Studios’ Worlds Adrift. My first meeting with …

Join the queue, HTC!

Post-GDC briefing will give British studios the chance to learn more about Unreal Engine

App protection firm’s latest release will help devs fight clones and hacking

The chairwomen of HTC, which is making Valve’s VR headset, has hinted at a possible virtual reality version of Half-life. We are co-operating with Half-life,” Cher Wang told the BBC when asked if a Half-life game would be made for the system. I think… I hope, you know, it will …

Leading game-makers and more ponder Epic Games’ surprise decision to drop subscriptions for its technology