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A pair of Assassin’s Creed titles are in development for release later this year, according to a new report accompanied by a leaked batch of alleged screenshots. Kotaku’s report cities a number of sources,” including one anonymous individual that provided multiple screenshots of what’s been internally titled Assassin’s Creed: Unity. …

GDC 2014: Engine used to bring Towerfall: Ascension to Sony's new-gen console

GDC 2014: Fully integrated solutions now also available for PS3 and Vita

GDC 2014: Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney says even Minecraft players should benefit from the firm’s game-making tech

GDC 2014: Development platform now available to all developers for $19 a month plus five per cent royalties

Hit headset gaming brand Turtle Beach has signed a fresh distribution deal with Exertis Gem. The distributor, which also handles Take-Two, Xbox and Ubisoft, says it is the only company where indie stores can purchase Turtle Beach stock. The latest products in the Turtle Range included official Xbox One controllers …

GDC 2014: Massive Entertainment’s Rodrigo Cortes discussed the philosophy behind the studio’s internal game engine

Another game that had been successfully Kickstarted has undergone a significant downsizing and possible cancellation. Jay Pavlina raised $53,509 on Kickstarter for Super Action Squad in July 2012. Now, nearly two years later, the developer has come out and admitted that the game people paid for is unlikely to be …

GDC 2014: DK2 adds low-persistence, HD display and low latency positional head-tracking to virtual reality headset

GDC 2014: Version management software firm aims to improve flexibility for devs and enterprise with system promoting cross-compatibility