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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

Sony has detailed some significant new functionality being added to its Share button. An update coming soon” to PS4 will, as stated on the PlayStation blog, add the following: A rich video editor with a simple tool to personalise your video clips The ability to export to and save the …

UK Govt increases support for start-ups and apprenticeship schemes

Virtual reality headset specialist Oculus has revealed the second version of its Rift VR unit. PCGamesN reports that the company is already taking orders for the device, which will cost $350 and begin shipping in July. It is promised that the revised unit offers major breakthroughs” compared to the current …

GDC 2014: Licensed devs free to create and publish GameMaker games on PlayStation platforms

But new addition to incentives could suggest positive negotiations with European Commission

The UK’s video games industry trade body says that tax breaks for video games developers remain a realistic hope. Rumour had spread prior to today’s budget from Chancellor George Osborne that the long-awaited tax breaks would be included as part of the statement. They did not, although the post-budget statement …

The number of games outputting at 1080p on Xbox One should increase as time progresses. That’s according to Xbox director of development Boyd Multerer, who told OXM that: "I fully expect that to happen. The [graphics processing units] are really complicated beasts this time around." "The hardware is basically baked, …