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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes won’t offer players the chance to gain a Platinum Trophy on PS4 or PS3. That’s because, as explained by creator Hideo Kojima on Twitter, Sony doesn’t allow for Platinum Trophies in budget releases. Ground Zeroes costs 19.99 on current-gen and 29.99 on next-gen. What …

As Rare opens its doors for the first time in years, Develop went behind the scenes to find out why its confident its upcoming Xbox One title could change perceptions of Kinect

Executive producer Danny Isaac says developers must make experiences consumers can’t get elsewhere

Respawn Engineer Jon Shiring has said that gamers shouldn’t view Microsoft cloud computing claims as a marketing gimmick. Speaking in a Major Nelson podcast, as reported by MP1st.com, Shiring said that Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure has opened up new possibilities for the recently launched multiplayer shooter. I know that the internet …

RuneScape senior narrative designer David Osborne on community-driven narrative in games

Rovio has released the first gameplay footage for recently revealed turn-based RPG Angry Birds Epic. The game, announced earlier this month, features a story-driven campaign that Rovio decribes as challenging”, although no doubt the challenge will be alleviated for those willing to buy into the IAPs if the most recent …

While many studios currently shun the tech, Develop visits Salvaged developer Opposable where second-screen matters

European Commission said to have given the greenlight for tax breaks

Valve has released a picture of the latest iteration of its upcoming Steam Controller. It had already been confirmed that the joypad’s central touchscreen has been ditched. What we now see, however, is that in its place we have not only a four-button dpad and four Xbox-like XYAB face buttons …

Tax relief for UK games developers have been ‘all but confirmed’, and could even be announced during Wedenesday’s Budget speech. That’s according to an MCV source close to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, who said that preliminary meetings have already been held with senior games industry executives. If …