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The creator of indie hit Braid admits that the idea of working with Microsoft on its new Xbox console fills him with a certain amount of dread”. Jonathan Blow’s experiences with PS4, on the other hand, have been overwhelmingly positive. That’s why his next game, The Witness, is scheduled to …

Increased memory in next-gen console will help alleviate level design struggles, says Christophe Carrier

UKIE's Jo Twist on raising the profile of UK game development to politicians and the rest of the world

The man who created the first ever SimCity has said that he likes EA’s modern interpretation, which went on sale in the UK today. "I like it a lot," Will Wright told NowGamer. "It’s interesting, in some sense it reminds me of the post-economic crash. It’s not about making your …

A memo from Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw circulated within the studio reveals how much the troubled launch of SimCity has hurt the developer. "I’ll start by saying that I couldn’t be more proud of SimCity and the Maxis team that made it and are supporting it," it reads, as …

Top three titles during first six weeks of launch to be featured in documentary

Games representatives and social activists have called for an attitude of acceptance towards LGBT issues in the industry at an event in New York. As reported byGamasutra, senior staff from EA, Kixeye, the ESA and US politicians discussed the issues facing members of the LGBT community when it comes to …

Sony’s decision to up the PS4’s internal memory from 4GB to 8GB of DDR5 may seem like a tiny detail, but devs are delighted by the decision. Specifically, Dishonored’s lead level designer Christophe Carrier described his joy” at the new to Eurogamer. "As a level designer we are struggling against …

EA, Kixeye, the ESA and others speak up on representation and diversity in the industry

Xbox 360 may be currently in what we suspect to be the last year of its life, but developers People Can Fly and Epic reckon there’s more juice waiting to be squeezed out of its seven-year-old innards. "Yeah, there’ll always be something more we can figure out, do better," Gears …