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The Jim Henson Company isn't poised to start offering developers middleware. But the team there has been working on a game engine for several years, as part of an animation technique plump with potential across many disciplines.

Now Play This returns, along with several other cultural roles

The art paints a dark sci-fi world

Nintendo UK has responded to our query about production concerns surrounding the NES Classic Mini, stating that the highly-sought after retro console is still in production and that it will continue to be stocked at retail. "Regarding NES Classic Mini, production continues, and Nintendo of Europe will continue to ship …

Hitbox glitch had been in the game since launch

The US games industry spend shrunk in January 2017, according to the latest report from NPD, showing a decline of 4 per cent year on year. Total industry spend reached $611m in January 2017, with a decline in hardware sales being the main factor behind the lack of growth. The …

“Better than expected” has become an accidental catch phrase for Take-Two when it reports its financials.  Despite being behind the company responsible for the unstoppable Grand Theft Auto V, it continues to be surprised by just how well that title has done.  The base game has shipped 75m units – …

Ginx eSports TV has signed a deal with premium Canadian broadcaster Super Channel that will see the pair create Canada’s first 24 hour eSports channel.  The channel will be part of Super Channel’s four multiplexed channels and will launch across Canada in the spring/summer of 2017. Interestingly the channel will …

Seems they have it Fig-ured out

YouTube superstar Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg has published a video in which he apologies for remarks people found offensive. In the post (below), the personality admitted that a previous video one which saw him pay two men to hold a sign saying ‘Death to All Jews’ above their heads, went too …