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Examination of employee list shows eight more potential departures

The Walking Dead. DayZ. The WarZ. Resident Evil. Dead Rising. Left 4 Dead. And then there’s games with zombie spin-offs like Call of Duty, Yakuza and Red Dead Redemption. Yet amongst all of that some still believe there’s room left in the market for yet another zombie title. Rebellion has …

EA isn’t to blame for the decreased focus on horror in Dead Space 3, the market is. That’s according to former Epic and Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski, who argues in an extensive blog post that out-and-out horror is simply not compatible with modern gaming business models. What will …

Free online program teaches how to build a game in JavaScript

Fumito Ueda has issued a statement about elusive PS3 title The Last Guardian just days before Sony reveals the PS4 in New York. The game has been in development since 2007 and has been the subject of a number of rumours over the last two years regarding cancellations and development …

Wildman campaign failed as people 'had already spent money on crowdfunded projects'

The first project of Bungie’s post-Halo identity looks set for a reveal as early as this Sunday (February 17th). Little is known so far other than Bungie’s rather short message: "So, our game is called Destiny. In a matter of days, we’re going to give you your first glimpse into …

This one is going to rumble on and on. A rep for developer TimeGate Studios has said on the company’s forums that the studio did as much as 50 per cent of the development spanning the entire project. I’m not really sure how much I’m allowed to say here,” the …

Yippee on how the iOS hit gracefully swung to the Windows Store

MCV Awards nominee Sports Interactive has just released its fastest selling Football Manager yet. We ask studio boss Miles Jacobson how the series is bucking the trend at retail… So how has your new Football Manager performed? In a year where the market is down pretty much everywhere, for some …