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Kochi-based indie game developer CSharks has just released Escapade for iPhone and iPad. Escapade is a casual arcade game that puts the player in control of a fish, which must collect coins and other small fish to create a shoal that grows as the level progresses. At the same time, …

A close examination of how publishers look at the industry landscape and your games

Six out of ten publishers have admitted that they either rarely release or never release their games in boxed physical form. The exception, of course, is console and PC releases where the majority of publishers either release game physically or via a ‘Buy&Download’ model. That’s just one of many findings …

JJ Abrams’ Star Trek: Into Darkness is one of 2013’s biggest cinema releases – and the games industry has its own voyage with the Starship Enterprise to look forward to. But Namco Bandai’s Star Trek: The Video Game isn’t your typical movie tie-in. It’s the result of a three-year development …

Steam title Antichamber has done pretty well for itself since its release in June. Creator Alexander Bruce told Polygon that the game has sold 100,000 units on Valve’s platform. And for those thinking 100k is not an impressive number – we can assure you it’s far in excess of some …

Develop takes look at an indie engine that's been a hit with mobile app devs

Develop checks in with an engine special made for MMOs

Develop takes a look at an engine that's fuelling small studios and bedroom coders

From Ghostbusters to Star Wars and the Walking Dead, big-name projects are this engine's forte

We’ve had Street Fighter X Tekken, but where’s the other game that was announced as part of the deal between Namco Bandai and Capcom? Tekken X Street Fighter has been conspicuous in its absence this year, and now perhaps we have an idea why. "We are changing and considering platform …