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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 …

Indie platformer Rogue Legacy reclaimed its development costs after one hour on sale, selling 100,000 copies in its first week. Kenny Lee from Cellar Door Games revealed the stats at a GDC talk yesterday,Destructoidreports, saying the sales were "well beyond anything we had ever anticipated." The spirit-based platformer cost $14,878 …

3,100 Walmart stores will from next week begin offering customers the chance to trade-in their games. Customers will only be eligible to receive store credit, not cash, and hardware trade-ins are not part of the program. It will be operated by CExchange, which also handles trade-ins at troubled retailer Radio …

Studio founder unable to secure new projects and funding

GDC 2014: Sales were ‘well beyond anything we had ever anticipated’ says Kenny Lee

Brain In a Jar is no more, founder and creative director Carl Dalton has confirmed. The UK studio, whose games included Indy Car Series, Indianapolis 500 Evolution, Golden Age of Racing and Kart Racer, had been operating for 15 years. Despite our best efforts we have been unable to secure …

Two Game4u stores will hold midnight launches for Infamous Second Son. Game4u stores at Mega Mall in Mumbai’s Oshiwara area and MBD Neopolis Mall in Ludhiana will sell the game at midnight on 21st March, with the store opening at 11:45 pm on the 20th. Those who pick up the …

GDC 2014: CEO Jens Begemann also wants to expand to Asia, starting with Japan