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GDC 2014: Developers can use new platform to track acquisition, engagement and revenue metrics

A new word puzzle game made by lone Irish dev Shane McCafferty is currently topping the word game charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Word Forward, which is free-to-play and published by AppyNation, was released last Thursday as is currently ranked No.1 in its category in both the UK …

Chief exec Shuji Utsumi also said to have left the company

Konami has gone live with its official launch trailer for upcoming release Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. This morning saw the embargo lift on the game’s reviews and it currently has a Metacritic score of 75 per cent on PS4 and 77 per cent on Xbox One. Ground Zeroes …

There is finally a release date for Xbox One in a number of key territories, including Japan. The machine will arrive in the following regions in September: ArgentinaBelgiumChileColombiaCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandGreeceHungaryIndiaIsraelJapanKoreaNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRussiaSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSlovakiaSouth AfricaSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUAE The machine had originally been pencilled in for a global launch last November but in August Microsoft confirmed that …

GDC 2014: Motion capture firm details two hi-spec cameras capable of a 240 fps capture rate

Square Enix has decided to release Deus Ex: The Fall a week earlier than it had originally announced on Steam. As spotted by VG247, the 7.99 also includes a free digital copy of Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition for a limited time. The game, which was last year …

GDC 2014: Largest ever UK stand at annual conference include over 40 companies

We chat with Codec Studios founder David Burns on his ambitions to develop a big budget triple-A game in the UK, and how he plans to fund it

The acclaimed creator of Rez, Sega Rally and Space Channel 5 has walked out” of Q Entertainment. That’s according to CVG, which has word from an insider that Tetsuya Mizuguchi left the studio last year. It is also said that chief executive Shuji Utsumi has departed too amidst unrest relating …