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Licensing deal allows UK firm to develop new games based on series engine

The closure of a studio is never something to celebrate, but at least the Neversoft team went out in a (quite literal) blaze of glory. The Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero developer was closed today and the team is being merged with Infinity Ward,as announced back in May. The new …

Guitar Hero dev merging with Infinity Ward, team given knives as leaving presents

Mike Morhaime has apologized for his company’s previous dismissal of the importance of diversity in its games. We’re grateful to have such a diverse and passionate player base, and we want everyone to feel welcome, safe, and included in our games and communities,” the president and co-founder said in a …

Conflicting reports suggest strategy was abandoned, but platform holder maintains it's still in the works

Industry charity GamesAid has called on games professionals to sign-up and vote on the charities it will donate money too. GamesAid’s nominations open from August 4th to August 18th and any member of the charity can put an organisation forward. You can join GamesAid here, and nominate for charities by …

Project Cars will not race onto Nintendo’s machine until after it has arrived on consoles and PC. Bandai Namco’s UK PR and marketing boss Lee Kirton confirmed as much on Twitter, stating that the planned November release for the racer remains in place for PS4, Xbox One and PC but …

Enlighten developer tasked with researching real-time graphics rendering techniques for the big screen

Nintendo will be travelling around the UK and showing off its latest handheld games this summer. The platform holder’s 3DS and 2DS Made for Play tour will be stopping at five cities over the course of July and August. Fans will be able to get their hands on a number …

Xbox One’s difficult start is still well and truly behind it, Microsoft has said. Discussing elements such as the dropping of Kinect, the recent price drop and the beefed-up Xbox One Games With Gold offer, Xbox UK marketing boss Harvey Eagle told CVG: "It’s the cumulative effect of all those …