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Bravely Default: Flying Fairy has shipped 1m units worldwide, Square Enix has announced. Siliconera reports that the publisher recently confirmed its 3DS JRPG has shipped 400k in Japan, and another 600k across Australia, Europe, Korea and North America. The figure includes digital sales of the game as well. Square Enix …

Square Enix’s chief technology officer Yoshihisa Hashimoto has left the publisher for ‘personal reasons’. Game Watch reports via Siliconera that Hashimoto was also the tech director of once troubled MMO Final Fantasy XIV and manager of Square Enix’s Advanced Technology Division. He’d been at the company since 2009 having joined …

Indie dev Michael Hicks reflects on his project's impact on his social life and emotional well-being

NaturalMotion CEO Torsten Reil talks Develop through the latest version of its animation tool Morpheme

Philip Oliver discusses plans for his ambitious new Leamington Spa studio that’s in the midst of a recruitment drive

But survey shows nearly 20 per cent are considering it

Nintendo is granting its previously digital-only NES Remix titles a boxed physical release. NES Remix and NES Remix 2 are to be spliced together into a single retail SKU for Wii U, having previously been only available on the eShop in the West. The two games have previously been bundled …

Webhallen has revealed a special limited edition PS4 to coincide with this week’s Stockholm Pride Festival. CVG reports that the console, dubbed the ‘GayStation’, is currently up for auction online. The auction doesn’t end until August 3rd and is already on K11,200 (967) after 74 bids. Any proceeds raised will …

Only a tiny fraction of developers admit to currently playing YouTubers for video coverage of their games. Gamasutra reports that of the 325 developers it surveyed just five, or 1.5 per cent, said they have paid a flat-fee to YouTubers for coverage. 2.1 per cent said they had agreed to …

Developer insists future is secure as it transitions to an online publisher