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Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog offers tips for making animations in HTML5

Satoru Iwata’s plan to reverse Nintendo’s decline has been given the backing of investors. As spotted by NeoGaf, the Nintendo boss has seen his approval rating amongst investors climb to 80.64 per cent, beating last year’s 77.26 per cent rating. Note however that it still lags far behind his 2010, …

Studio behind Dark Void closes doors after ten years of making games

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare looks so good that some people are going to mistake it for TV. That’s the claims by developer Sledgehammer in a new video, which you can see below, as reported by GameSpot. "Because our subject matter is very advanced and technical, and we’re kind of …

Sledgehammer also using two skeletons to animate character and exoskeleton separately

The latest PS3 firmware update has quietly added wireless compatibility for Sony’s latest DualShock 4 controller. The DS4 was already compatible with some titles when connected to PS3 via a wire, but this is the first time that it’s been usable wirelessly. Note that some compatibility issues remain and the …

Strike Gamelabs founders Ella Romanos and Martin Darby on why they're leaving work-for-hire behind

Dead Island 2 and Homefront: The Revolution will be the headline acts at Game Expo Scotland 2014 in October. Both titles will be playable in the event’s Hollywood Zone. We’re incredibly pleased to have Deep Silver on board for Game Expo Scotland 2014,” Game Expo Scotland organiser Rowan Mackie said. …

It’s hard to envisage a future in which handheld consoles remain relevant, EA COO Peter Moore has argued. "We were supportive of both of those platforms," Moore told Games Industry. "But then you’ve got finite resources and you’ve got teams that say, ‘We really think that two or three years …

Sometimes they’re wonderful, but there’s no denying that internet forums and chat rooms can at times be amongst the worst things ever to be devised by man. League of Legends may be one of the biggest games in the world, but its chat rooms are amongst the most foul. And …