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Peter was pretty much a broken man.” Those are the words of 22Cans CEO Simon Phillips, who has told Develop that the disastrous events surrounding Godus earlier this year took their toll on one of Britain’s most famed developers. This really kicked the shit out of him. I think he …

We speak to 22cans’ Simon Phillips about Godus, Bryan Henderson and repairing the reputation of the world’s most divisive games developer

Five months on from the revelations that shook Godus to its core, 22Cans has admitted that there is still no plan in place for competition winner Bryan Henderson to become the game’s ‘God of Gods’. "No, there isn’t, being completely frank," new 22Cans CEO Simon Phillips told Eurogamer when asked …

'I know my games would be better if they had experienced eyes looking at them'

Studio founder Peter Molyneux to focus on duties as creative director

Power to the people,” John Lennon sang in 1971. It’s unlikely he was referring to video games – Pong wasn’t released until the following year – but the games industry certainly seems to have taken Lennon’s philosophy to heart 43 years later. Kickstarter is now synonymous with the crowdfunding trend …

Kickstarter is losing its popularity and that’sgood news for the games industry, says 22cans. The developer came under fire from the media and consumers after its Kickstarter project – Godus – suffered development issues. The firm later admitted it may fail to meet some of the pledges it made to …

The man described as 22Cans’ voice of reason” has left the studio to go it alone. The Guardian reports that Jack Attridge left the studio on Friday, telling the paper: Me and Peter [Molyneux] went on a big 10 mile walk and finally said our goodbyes.” Some had expected the …

Godus co-creator felt like “an advisor” at Molyneux’s studio and is ready to run his own projects

Double Fine chief says reaction to Godus shortcomings have been "way out of proportion"