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Controversial (if not infamous) manufacturing company Foxconn will try its hand at developing mobile games, according to a new report. A piece on Bloomberg states that Foxconn chairman Terry Gou addressed media in Taiwan regarding the company’s plans to move away from contract manufacturing for Apple and other large companies …

The Ouya catalogue has officially surpassed 500 game releases, company CEO Julie Uhrman has announced. Uhrman revealed the new development on the Android-powered microconsole’s official site, while also providing a full list of developers who have available games on the hardware. "Just wanted to take a moment and say thank …

Xbox One developers registered with Microsoft’s ID@Xbox program are entitled to the Unity Xbox One deployment add-on at no cost, Unity CEO David Helgason has revealed. In a blog post on the company’s site, Helgason announced a new agreement had been reached to support indie developers who sign up through …

The GTA Stimulus pack will be distributed in ‘the next couple of days’. The pack is Rockstar’s way of apologising for Grand Theft Auto Online’s buggy beginnings and money will be wired into the virtual bank accounts of any players who logged on in October. Gamers will receive $500,000 in-game …

Graphics and programming tech offers codeless visual programming solution

This is the GAME Christmas TV ad that UK folk are going to be seeing on their sets this year. It revolves around the idea of a mum being asked for a Christmas present from her son. However, everything he says is completely indecipherable to her. She then wonders into …

Studios new and old offer their advice to future developers about those tricky first steps

UK video games charity GamesAid has a very special item on auction for those pondering an Xbox One Purchase. The Xbox One White Exclusive Launch Team Commemorative Special Edition is normally only available to members of the console’s launch team. It comes with an exclusive Launch Team Achievement and has …

This month, Develop presents the ultimate guide to setting up shop as a new developer

Middleware firm also working on a special free Unity Pro version of game engine