Samsung’s innovation and investment programme, Samsung Next, has announced its expansion to Europe with a first investment targeting tech start-ups. Raised back in January, the $150m fund (115m) will be used to back European start-ups working in augmented and virtual reality, the internet of things and artificial intelligence. The new …
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Illinois College to launch League of Legends college team in September
Illinois College has announced it’ll be starting a competitive gaming team for League of Legends this September. The American university had to cancel a youth esports camp earlier this month due to a low number of sign ups however, according to the Jacksonville Courier, who broke the news, Illinois College esports …
Read More »UPDATE: Nintendo ends New 3DS production worldwide
Update: After halting production of the New 3DS in Japan, Nintendo has now confirmed that it has also ended production in North America and Europe. Speaking to Eurogamerand Polygon, representatives from Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo of America confirmed that the regular version of Nintendo’s New 3DS console has been …
Read More »Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age pushes Crash Bandicoot off the top of UK weekly chart
Square Enix’s latest Final Fantasy remaster has gone straight in at No.1 in the UK weekly charts, finally dethroning Activision’s Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is Square Enix’s first No.1 since Deus Ex: Mankind Divided topped the UK charts last summer, and together with …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts 3 gets Toy Story world and release date
Square Enix has finally given Kingdom Hearts 3 a vague release date, four years after its initial announcement. The publisher unveiled a new trailer at Disney’s fan convention D23 Expo this weekend and announced a 2018 release date. The trailer also tells us more about the setting of this new …
Read More »VooFoo Studios at 10: ‘We’re proud to have established a reputation for technical and creative expertise’
As the Birmingham-based VooFoo Studios celebrates its tenth anniversary, Katharine Byrne speaks with marketing and PR manager Sean Walsh (pictured right) about the growth of the studio and its recent move into publishing. How would you describe VooFoo’s journey over the last ten years? It’s safe to say the past …
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Read More »SYBO Games hire Amy Kalson as senior game developer
Former Maxis, EA and Disney developer moves to the Denmark-based studio
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Games Abandon Ship and Loco Dojo win the Awards following a vote by conference attendees
Read More »Iris-Mega acquires Slovenian distributor Colby
Serbian games distributor Iris-Mega just announced the acquisition of Slovenian distributor Colby, headquartered in Ljubljana, for an undisclosed sum. This announcement comes just a month after Iris-Mega acquired another Slovenian distribution company, Videotop Skupina, making it the market leader across the Adria region, with a distinct focus in Serbia, Slovenia …
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[Guest post] Chris Rowe: Co-Dev Without the Culture Clash
AAA development used to have rough predictability. You staffed up, you shipped, you staffed down, and you kept rolling. It wasn’t always stable, but teams could stay together long enough to build momentum.
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