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The free-to-play Doctor Who MMO is closing down. Yes, there was a free-to-play Doctor Who MMO. Doctor Who: Worlds in Time was announced in February 2011 and finally launched in March 2012. However, a message on the game’s website now confirms that it will cease operating on February 28th. Microtransactions …

Newcastle-based studio keen to help students prepare for a career in producing, project management and online programming

Publishing giant offering training, mentorship plus a year working at a studio abroad

FuturLab’s Kirsty Rigden discusses the key skills needed for her role in game design

Less than two years after it nearly vanished altogether, GAME could be ready to re-join the stock market. Sky News reports that Game Retail will this week finalise plans for a 300m flotation by appointing HSBC, Canaccord Genuity and Liberum Securities to co-ordinate an initial public offering scheduled to take …

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog looks at a tool for helping developers test their games on mobile

Get a job at the Football Manager developer

Ready to lay down another few quid on an in-development title? Bugbear’s Next Car Game is the latest title to join the likes of DayZ, Rust, Starbound, 7 Days To Die, Project Zomboid, Wasteland 2, Nether and Prison Architect in releasing on Steam’s Early Access service. For 18.99 buyers get …

No reason given for closure; dev says studio shut down 'in the blink of an eye'

There was a time when finishing a game before you released it was considered a prerequisite. Of course, in this modern era of crowdfunding it’s quite common to charge for a game before you’ve even started making it. But the latest ‘thing’ seems to be making a bit of a …