Steam Early Access game Akaneiro: Demon Hunters has cost creators Spicy Horse $1.7m, owner American McGee has revealed. The game successfully won $200k worth of backing on Kickstarter and has to date raised a total of $300k in revenue. However, with development costs of nearly $2m that has left the …
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LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
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Battlefield 4 Mantle update is live
AMD graphics card owners are now able to play the Mantle version of Battlefield 4. To run the Mantle version users must have updated their AMD GPU driver to the 14.1 beta and be running a Radeon card with Graphics Core Next (R9 290X, R9 290, R7 260X and Kaveri …
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Sony expects the current ‘fat’ Vita model to have disappeared from the UK High Street in the very near future. The company this morning confirmed the launch of the PlayStation Vita Slim next month and has now confirmed that the device is a direct replacement for the current model. "[The …
Read More »A beginner’s guide to Iwata’s plans to save Nintendo
Nintendo president Saturo Iwata this morning outlined his vision for the saving of Nintendo. It’s not a short document, In fact, it’s an incredibly long one that touches on a huge number of subjects, some of which are predictable and some of which are surprising. Here MCV highlights the key …
Read More »Wii U and 3DS on-demand gaming service in the works
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The publisher is offering free copies of AC IV: Black Flag and AC III to those who buy Elder Scrolls Online through uPlay. Consumers who pre-order the Bethesda MMO from Ubisoft’s digital store will also receive a free copy of the latest Assassin’s Creed. Launching as both physical and digital …
Read More »Get That Job Daily: How to be a feel engineer
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.
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