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Takashi Iizuka, the producer of Sega’s upcoming Sonic Colours, has warned that there’s no way the game will be able to appease the hedgehog’s disparate fanbase. There are so many fans, each with their own unique first experience of the Sonic franchise, so I do understand that there are different …

Next Level Dundee set to welcome new media professionals in early September

The head of UK developer Team 17 has said that the reason for PSPgo’s struggles has nothing to do with its reliance on digital distribution – instead, it’s down to the hardware and software pricing strategy adopted by Sony. Digital Distribution is here to stay” he Martyn Brown told IncGamers. …

Founder of Facebook game giant to open November conference

One of the best selling games on the Apple iTunes App Store is apparently making the move to console, according to an admission from its developer to The Sun. Speaking to the UK newspaper, Rovio co-founder Joe Wee stated that the studio is also releasing [Angry Birds] on Nintendo DS, …

The Edinburgh gathering offers a lot more than just competition

Angry Birds, having amassed a fortune in the App Store, is set for digital expansion

New title places user-generated content at the heart of the gameplay experience

Looking to follow on from the template laid down by Sony’s LittleBigPlanet, the EA Play label has announced a brand new console title called Create that takes the idea of user-created content and constructs an entire level-based game around it. Developed by EA Bright Light, Create focuses on the creation …

Scottish indie backs digital games development as a testing ground for proprietary engines