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South Park studio believes a modern setting will entice players that are “intimidated” by multiplayer-centric titles

Sony Pictures Television is reportedly developing original programming for PSN, a service that will debut with an adaptation of police procedural comic series Powers. The Wall Street Journal reports the the ten-episode adaptation is being developed exclusively for PSN in the US. The comic centers around a pair of homicide …

Flappy Bird will eventually see a return to mobile marketplaces, creator Dong Nguyen has confirmed. Nguyen revealed he was considering resubmitting the game earlier this month, and apparently has since made up his mind about it – though he adds not to expect the game’s return anytime soon. "Yes. But …

Crytek is opening up its CryEngine development tools to indie developers through a new a subscription-based service, the studio has announced. The new program allows independent studios to utilize all of the features available to the game engine for a monthly subscription fee of $9.90 per user. "When we announced …

GDC 2014: Veteran designer recounts her own experience of sexual harassment

GDC 2014: Tool features drag and drop editor to 2D level creation

GDC 2014: Aurora Studios using Physics, Animation and AI tech for new online title

GDC 2014: API to work across PC, Xbox One, tablets and smartphones

GDC 2014: Developer returns to markerless mo-cap system it used for Halo: Reach

GDC 2014: Extreme Reality also releases design tool SuperPose to ease integration of new poses