MCV sister site Develop reports that the UK Government’s imminent ‘Playing for Keeps’ warns that UK is in serious danger of losing its status as a prolific creator of good games IP, Develop can reveal. The report is a wide-ranging survey of the key territories in the games industry including …
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Government report claims UK development under threat
MCV sister site Develop reports that the UK Government’s imminent ‘Playing for Keeps’ warns that UK is in serious danger of losing its status as a prolific creator of good games IP, Develop can reveal. The report is a wide-ranging survey of the key territories in the games industry including …
Read More »Rare working on third Perfect Dark?
CVG reports that rumours have surfaced claiming that Microsoft owned UK developer Rare is hard at work on Perfect Dark 2 – the sequel to the original N64 title and the second instalment of the series to hit Xbox 360. Sources claim the game will feature a darker, grittier Joanna …
Read More »Rare working on third Perfect Dark?
CVG reports that rumours have surfaced claiming that Microsoft owned UK developer Rare is hard at work on Perfect Dark 2 – the sequel to the original N64 title and the second instalment of the series to hit Xbox 360. Sources claim the game will feature a darker, grittier Joanna …
Read More »Namco signs up new Japanese middleware
Prometechâ??s hydrodynamic simulator OctaveEngine to launch mid-December and power Tekken 6
Read More »Namco signs up new Japanese middleware
Prometechâ??s hydrodynamic simulator OctaveEngine to launch mid-December and power Tekken 6
Read More »Crytek nabs another academic partner
Games Academy in German bolsters growing educational scheme for CryEngine 2
Read More »Crytek nabs another academic partner
Games Academy in German bolsters growing educational scheme for CryEngine 2
Read More »Xbox Home on the way?
CVG reports that Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices general manager Daniel Schiappa has hinted that his firm is working on a PS3 Home-like virtual world service, which it hopes to launch on Xbox 360 some time next year. Team Xbox reports that Schiappa made the claims at the Virtual Worlds Conference …
Read More »Xbox Home on the way?
CVG reports that Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices general manager Daniel Schiappa has hinted that his firm is working on a PS3 Home-like virtual world service, which it hopes to launch on Xbox 360 some time next year. Team Xbox reports that Schiappa made the claims at the Virtual Worlds Conference …
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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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