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New Atlus now employs 121 staff and is planning a new development schedule

Andrew Day on the firm's plans to become the biggest testing and localisation services provider in the world

NASCAR and Ferrari Challenge developer Eutechnyx has been hit by a round of layoffs that has seen 12 employees lose their jobs. A source close to the matter has toldDevelopthat the redunancies have affected staff across a range of disciplines including QA, art and producer roles. Some staff have also …

The much-hyped Titanfall beta will remain open for 24 hours longer than previously planned. The game will now remain playable until 6pm PST on February 19th – that’s 2am in the morning of February 20th for UK gamers. The beat has for two days been available to all Xbox One …

Square Enix’s Thief is the latest game to run at a lower resolution on Xbox One than it does on PS4. Eurogamer has had confirmation that the game runs at 900p on Xbox One and 1080p on PS4. But releases run at 30fps. "You really need good eyes to see …

Developer could be aiming to raise as much as $500m from flotation on New York Stock Exchange

More developers are looking to release games on the PS4 than any other home console, according to a GDC survey. The survey of 2,600 North American developers revealed that 20 per cent of game makers intend to release their next game on PS4, compared to 17 per cent who aim …

Rock Band and Dance Central developer Harmonix is to try its hand at the shooter genre. The studio has announced a new free-to-play musical themed shooter called Chroma for the PC which is being co-developed with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive studio Hidden Path Entertainment. Player movement and weapons will generate music, …

But PC, mobile and tablet platforms are the most popular systems amongst game makers

12 staff let go as part of restructuring efforts at studio