Ozzy Osbourne. Steve Martin. Eddie Murphy. They began their careers by flicking two scarily unfamiliar fingers in the face of civilised acceptance. But as the years rolled on, their worn out frames stumbled into the safer bracket of ‘family entertainer’. And so it is with PS2. Once, it tore up …
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Does PS2’s long tail need a snip?
Ozzy Osbourne. Steve Martin. Eddie Murphy. They began their careers by flicking two scarily unfamiliar fingers in the face of civilised acceptance. But as the years rolled on, their worn out frames stumbled into the safer bracket of ‘family entertainer’. And so it is with PS2. Once, it tore up …
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However when you examine the facts, there were no rights and no infringement. Whilst the story is old news, the issues are not – and these recent events provide a timely reminder to those making games that we need to be careful about what we do and don’t include in …
Read More »Publishers: Know your rights
However when you examine the facts, there were no rights and no infringement. Whilst the story is old news, the issues are not – and these recent events provide a timely reminder to those making games that we need to be careful about what we do and don’t include in …
Read More »Skills Week to take place during London Games Festival
London Games Fringe, Pixel-Lab and Skillset present six workshops on getting into games
Read More »Skills Week to take place during London Games Festival
London Games Fringe, Pixel-Lab and Skillset present six workshops on getting into games
Read More »Blade boosted by new funding
MCv sister site Develop reports that Blade Interactive has secured a multi-million pound financing deal to secure its previously announced publishing ambitions. The money comes from investment group Total Asset Management. Let no one in the video games market underestimate what Blade is doing at the moment," commented Deborah Jones …
Read More »Blade boosted by new funding
MCv sister site Develop reports that Blade Interactive has secured a multi-million pound financing deal to secure its previously announced publishing ambitions. The money comes from investment group Total Asset Management. Let no one in the video games market underestimate what Blade is doing at the moment," commented Deborah Jones …
Read More »Sonic confirmed for Super Smash Bros Brawl
In an impromptu press event late last night, Nintendo made a number of surprise announcements concerning the Wii – and the one that has got the fanboys foaming at the mouth is that Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog will appear as a playable character in the upcoming Super Smash Bros Melee. …
Read More »Sonic confirmed for Super Smash Bros Brawl
In an impromptu press event late last night, Nintendo made a number of surprise announcements concerning the Wii – and the one that has got the fanboys foaming at the mouth is that Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog will appear as a playable character in the upcoming Super Smash Bros Melee. …
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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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