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Platform holder launches new payment model without warning developers first

Last week’s online speed run fundraising event Summer Games Done Quick received $713k in donations, organizers Speed Demos Archive have announced. The event’s selected charity, Doctors Without Borders, will receive 100 per cent of the proceeds. SGDQ was just the latest in the budding Games Done Quick campaign, a series …

Continuing our round-up of this year's potential winners, here are the best companies that have helped developers bring their games to market

A new EA video detailing some of the graphical upgrades on the way in FIFA 15 suggests that the game will be a visual treat. Player builds promise a new level of detail and likeness, all of which is enhanced by a new lighting model. Clint Dempsey certainly looks suitably …

Credit-card sized computer pips biggest game engines and new-gen consoles to top spot

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E3 2014 was rammed with games for PS4 and Xbox One. It was an exciting show for those millions of gamers that have invested in Microsoft’s and Sony’s latest hardware. Yet for that even larger audience yet to upgrade, and are still happily playing with their 360 or PS3, it …

A good reminder of what Kickstarter has contributed to the games industry can currently be found over on Steam. A dedicated Kickstarter page on Valve’s digital retail service lists over 125 games that are currently available to buy on Steam whose origins can be found on the crowdfunding platform. Big …

Video games are experimenting more and more with storytelling. Here are the developers that really toyed with the rules of narrative in the last year

This brand new award recognises the great work of composers based on a single track. Here are the tunes that made the cut: