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CEO Patrick O’Luanaigh discusses the many paths of finance at TIGA Games Summit 2014

When we got close to the end, we still could have shipped. That’s why it’s hard.” That’s the admission from Watch Dogs senior producer Dominic Guay, who has taken to the Ubiblog to explain the decision to delay the game from its previous next-gen launch November release date until May. …

Babel Media prides itself on ensuring that the games you ship are free of show-stopping bugs and breaks. It has been operating for more than 12 years and has built up an impressive list of clients in that time, including Sony Computer Entertainment, Ubisoft, Take-Two and Nintendo. Such is its …

Studio Ghibli RPG Ni No Kuni has joined the million sellers club on home consoles. Siliconera reports that global shipments of the Level 5 developed game have now passed 1.1m units worldwide. The title was published by Namco Bandai in Europe and the US and by its developer in Japan. …

In this brand-new feature all about studio staff, we hear from Codemasters’ chief technical officer David Percival

A year after it was released the Tomb Raider reboot has at last exceeded Square Enix’s sales estimates. The game famously fell short of what the publisher had hoped for last year despite selling 3.4m copies in its first three weeks. Now it has not only passed targets but looks …

Sharkey and Long’s skills are ‘unique and relevant for video game writing’ agency says

Later this monthMobile Entertainmentwill publish a brand new list of the rising stars in UK mobile – and here’s an opportunity for you to recommend yourself, a friend or colleague. 30 Under 30 is a prestigious new ranking fromMobile Entertainment,and will recognise achievements by the younger movers and shakers in …

3D painting tool aims to enable artists to produce next-gen quality details through highly attuned control

The co-creator of South Park has attacked Ubisoft for its decision to censor South Park: The Stick of Truth in some regions, including Europe. We weren’t going to change the content, so we’ve written little cards to explain what is going on, what they’ve censored, and made a joke out …