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Ubisoft Montreal project to mix JRPGs, side-scrollers and the work of Studio Ghibli. Speaking at a GDC Europe session this morning, Ubisoft’s creative director has given first details of the studios small scale project Child of Light. During his talk titled ‘Small Projects in AAA Studios: Making of Child of …

Square Enix chairman on stage at NASSCOM Game Developer Conference

Digital distributor debuts new portal to make submission process easier for independents

For those of us not in the room, it’s quite hard to imagine how David Cage pitched Heavy Rain to Sony. He probably started by saying: Heavy Rain is a story-driven psychological thriller.” The Sony execs in the room would have been all ears at this point. It’s unlike any …

Child of Light to mix JRPGs, side-scrollers and the work of Studio Ghibli

Our huge 96-page Gamescom edition of MCV is available to download right now. It is filled to the brim with exclusive interviews, including Ubisoft Europe boss Alain Corre, Deep Silver director Menno Van Der Bil and legendary games designer David Cage. There’s also the print version of our ‘Story of …

Square Enix chairman Yoichi Wada will speak at this year’s NASSCOM Game Developer Conference. The Japanese publisher set up its India office earlier this year after the completion of its game development contest that lasted through much of 2012. The India office has been set up with a view to …

The team at 505 Games will be celebrating this week as its tactical shooter Payday 2 has topped the charts. 505 Games – best known for Cooking Mama, Sniper Elite and the Zumba series – has released a couple of promising little titles recently. It’s also the publisher of Starbreeze’s …

Canonical's super-smartphone raises $11m

A few years ago most people in the industry approached the oncoming German games trade show with dread and despair. The horrors of Leipzig were many. No one liked staying there. It confusingly had two airports, but no direct flights. I remember one very prominent games studio telling me the …