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Aardvark Swift's Joey Relton and Ian Goodall look at how games can improve on representation
Read More »Developing queer characters – How we can do better
Attention Seekers partners with BT for new live games content
Production agency Attention Seekers has today announced that it’s entered into an exclusive agreement with BT Productions – the production arm of BT Sport – to produce new TV formats and live content programming based around games. The joint venture will see Attention Seekers creating content that covers all forms …
Read More »Ubisoft’s new logo marks new era as digital and live games become its core focus
Say hello to Ubisoft’s new logo. Unveiled yesterday on the Ubisoft blog, the publisher said the ‘new swirl’ marks "a new era" for Ubisoft as it puts a renewed focus on its live and digital game portfolio, as well as its player-centric approach to creating its immersive, future game worlds. …
Read More »Idol Minds becomes Deck Nine Games following relaunch
Veteran PlayStation developer to launch a new title for a franchise at E3
Read More »The Pokemon Company’s profits are up 2450% after Pokemon Go and Sun and Moon
The Pokemon Company released its latest financial report this week, and its net sales reached an incredible $143.3m in the last fiscal year (ended February 28th 2017), showing a massive growth of 2,458 per cent compared to last year. To put that in perspective – that’s 26x higher than The …
Read More »Idol Minds re-brands as Deck Nine Games, working on a ‘new addition to a critically acclaimed franchise’
The creators behind PlayStation titles Pain and Ratchet: Deadlocked HD have reformed to create a brand-new studio. Previously known as Idol Minds, the studio has now re-branded itself as Deck Nine Games, marking a new direction for the Colorado-based development team as it shifts its focus toward narrative-driven games. Deck …
Read More »David Ismailer becomes 2K President
Ismailer moves up from COO and senior VP of Publishing after ten years
Read More »PS4 sales rise 17% in Japan after Falcom’s Ys VIII dethrones Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has finally been knocked off the top spot in Japan by Falcom’s Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana for the PS4, according to the latest data from Famitsu. The action RPG, which is due to launch in the UK this September, sold 30,764 copies in its first …
Read More »The Develop Post-Mortem: Rainbow Six Siege
As Rainbow Six Siege’s ‘Year Two’ content continues to release, Develop talks to Ubisoft Montreal’s brand director for the game, Alexandre Remy, about the challenges the team faced on the title
Read More »Kerbal Space Program acquired by Take-Two Interactive
GTA publisher have been 'persistently knocking on our door'
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