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Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is unlikely to stay at Mojang once Microsoft’s acquisition of the Minecraft developer is completed, reports suggest. Bloomberg says that Persson reached out to Microsoft a few months ago, based on a positive working relationship on Minecraft for Xbox” in an effort to close the estimated $2bn …

Studio of former Ensemble employees making new strategy title with cross-platform tech

New £15,000 fund to be made available to female developers

The Japanese launch of Xbox One has failed to match the numbers seen when the Xbox 360 launched back in 2005. Famitsu numbers reveal that the console sold 23,562 units in its first four days on sale. That’s actually less than half the 60k the Xbox 360 sold in its …

New event from F2P Summit organisers explores funding options for games devs

US firm also tackles IAPs in children's games with special IDs for kids

Markus 'Notch' Persson could leave studio after acquisition

Virtual reality is not just an exciting product to stock, but it could even transform how people shop. Technology specialists Figure Digital have been experimenting with this, even teaming up with Tesco to create a virtual store. And this will form part of a 20 minute discussion by the firm’s …

Intel Developer Blog: A look at a tool than can help devs carry out crucial performance analysis on extensive CPU and GPU data

Studio Bento managed to successfully Kickstart a documentary called GameLoading: Rise of the Indies a little over a year ago now.