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After a decade spent producing one of the most popular console franchises of all time, developer Bungie has at long last finally said goodbye to the Halo universe. In an emotional letter to fans, the studio said that it would be going dark” for a while as its full attentios …

Crytek's Licensing Team technical designer Ade Esan looks at how a real time development engine can improve the quality of a project

BlitzTech studio technical director Richard Hackett talks about making the first augmented reality game for Kinect

Trinigy's general manger Felix Roeken observes the effect on middleware of the rise of indie studios

Microsoft believes a new wave of locally developed Kinect titles will help boost sales of the peripheral in Japan. Earlier this week, the platform holder’s Japanese Xbox 360 general manager Takashi Sensui admitted that the console’s motion-sensing camera did not met expectations at launch in the region, according to Andriasang. …

Outspark Flint to publish titles and operate third-party MMOs and browser-based games

Sony has outlined details of a PSN problem that it temporarily stopping PlayStation Plus subscribers from accessing some of the free content on offer. The issue stems from the infamous Welcome Back program, some legacy code of which is preventing full PlayStation Plus access. I just wanted to let you …

Uncharted 3, Eric Chahi, thatgamecompany and Amanita Design to feature at Nottingham event

Publisher EA is making good on its promise to reward those who shun rival retailers and buy direct from its own portal by dishing out freebies with upcoming RPG Mass Effect 3. It has announced that the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game purchased on the Origin Store will include …

July edition includes interviews with Sony's Yoshida, Irrational Games and Crytek