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Rapper and celebrity Kanye West has said he is making a video game. West told Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, in a video you can see below, that he was personally heading up development of the title, work on which has been ongoing for six months. It takes inspiration from …

Once upon a time, the traditional media was the gatekeeper for information about video games. Now consumers have thousands of places where they can get their news from, such as Twitter or direct-to-consumer publisher blogs. Last year Kotaku changed its editorial policy to focus on post-release coverage. Rather than chasing …

Unreal Engine developers tap into the tools and a supportive community during Epic’s regular game jams

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In the first week of 2015, IGN veterans Greg Miller and Colin Moriarty left the gaming site. For some time the duo – along with producers Tim Gettys and Nick Scarpino – had been working on their side project, Kinda Funny. It was essentially the four of them talking to …

Free trial of development platform now supports Linux

Event returns on July 15th, with new work-for-hire award and reorganised categories

RPG title The World Ends With You: Solo Remix has been withdrawn from the Apple App Store. The smartphone title was released on iOS in August 2012 but users discovered in September last year that it was not compatible with the operating system’s latest update, iOS 8. The game, however, …

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Accessories firm A4T has partnered up with Warner Bros to produce peripherals and merchandise based on the upcoming Batman: Arkham Knight. So far the company has a headset in the works, along with storage and charging accessories. Arkham Knight launches on June 2nd for PS4, Xbox One and PC. It …