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It’s a little later than promised, but Square Enix has finally opened up some of its classic IP to independent developers. Through its Square Enix Collective crowdfunding platform, studios can now pitch game ideas for fresh takes on the publisher’s lesser-used properties. The company has encouraged devs to think beyond …

A handful of tickets are still available for our Women of the Year awards, which takes place tomorrow (February 19th). Earlier this month we revealed our Top 100 Women in Games– and has proven to be one of the most popular features we’ve published. Three influential people from the list …

Kickstarter has received another PR blow with what appears to be the abandonment of another successfully funded game. Vlad Konstantinov, who was responsible for the game’s dinosaur models, has quit work on the game after lead developer Alex ‘Jig’ Fundora stopped communicating with him. I’m sad to say this but …

UPDATE: The ESA has told MCV that Vice’s story is incorrect and that it "hasn’t agreed to full datasharing or signed on with the Cybersecurity Protection Act". The headline has been amended to reflect this. UPDATE 2: The official fact sheet on theWhite House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection …

Canadian dev Switchblade Monkeys receives funds to help bring Secret Ponchos to more platforms

Indies can now pitch to make the next Gex, Fear Effect and Anachronox games

Gfinity has confirmed that the UK’s first dedicated eSports arena will be opened next month. It will be called the Gfinity Arena and will be located inside Fulham Broadway’s Vue Cinema. It will be able to accommodate up to 600 spectators. There will also be an eSports section on the …

Intel Developer Blog: A round-up of some of the tools available to help improve the look of your game

Confusion surrounds development of revived Xbox IP as platform holder 'ends working relationship'

Darkside Games, the studio working on the Xbox One reboot of Phantom Dust, has been closed. Kotaku reports that around 50 people have lost their jobs, with studio sources claiming that the move was as a result of the game’s cancellation. Phantom Dust was to be Darkside’s first solo project …