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Nintendo miscalculated the development resources required for its Wii U launch titles, the company’s president has admitted. Speaking in a financial briefing Q&A, Satoru Iwata said development of some of its titles had required more resources than it had previously expected, and it was then forced to take developers working …

The Journey Collector’s Edition, featuring three popular games from thatgamecompany, will see a retail release in India in June. The collection includes award-winning games Flow, Flower and Journey on disc for the first time. Those games aside, the disc also packs in the following: 30-minute behind-the-scenes documentary about the making …

Applicants have until May 29th to offer their ideas to the conferences

Ubisoft has been saying for a long time that Watch Dogs will be a launch title for the PS4 and the revelation of the game’s release date yesterday may have revealed more than just that. It’s been widely speculated that the next-gen consoles from both Sony and Microsoft will hit …

Console giant looks to browser game and Unity developers to expand Wii U software range

Games such as Pikmin 3 delayed and understaffed as developers shifted attentions to priority titles

Government investment to help create tools for producing movies in the development platform

No backup videos for Guerrilla to fall back on during unveiling of next-gen game

Sourcebook listings are free for freelancers working in the games industry. Games agencies guide Sourcebook returns in July – with a new section naming creative guns-for-hire in the UK and Europe. It’s free for individuals or work for hire micro studios of three or fewer staff. Alongside our high-profile premium …

Mike Bithell on why it is important to be aware of the gaps in your game development skills