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Read More »New Mighty No.9 trailer shows off game modes
Deep Silver has released a new promotion for upcoming Mega Man spiritual successor, Mighty No.9. New modes include Boss Rush Mode, VR Challenges, One-Hit-Death Maniac Mode, as well as online multiplayer. Mighty No.9 is a spiritual successor to the Mega Man series made by one of the devs who made …
Read More »Platinum might be making a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game
It seems that Platinum Games might be making a game based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand. That’s a listing from the Australian Classification Board is to be believed. According to the ACB, the game is called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, it is multi-platform and being …
Read More »Just Flight becomes independent of Mastertronic
Simulation-focused publisher Just Flight has spread its wings. The firm is now independent, having been part of the Mastertronic Group since 2005. It was founded in 1997. According to publishing director Alex Ford, the company has the backing of a private investor. This follows the news that Mastertronic was going …
Read More »Portal DLC hits Rocket League tomorrow
Portal-themed downloadable content is coming to car-football title Rocket League tomorrow (Tuesday, December 1st). Developer Psyonix has said that this package will be free, and includes the likes of a cake hat (of course), as well as rocket trails based on the conversion, propulsion and repulsion gels from Portal 2. …
Read More »Recruiter Hot Seat: All 4 Games
The boss of Channel 4’s new publishing arm, Colin Macdonald, tells Develop how one could get hired at All 4 Games
Read More »Sociable Soccer Kickstarter cancelled
Developer Jon Hare has announced that the crowdfunding effort for Sensible Soccer spiritual successor Sociable Soccer has been axed. Hare launched a Kickstarter for the game on November 12th with a goal of 300,000. But following a slow start that saw the game make 32,498 from 1,767 backers, Hare opted …
Read More »Xbox: Why the critics are wrong about the indie apocalypse
The last few years have been great for indie developers. They have gone from being bedroom coders hidden at the back of the big games expos to being placed front and centre in Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo’s press conferences. Yet indie development hasn’t been without its challenges. Recently, the notion …
Read More »FIFA and COD favourites to take Christmas No.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops III is currently the bookies’ favourite to be this year’s Christmas No.1. Activision’s shooter currently has the highest odds, coming in at 6/4 from both Ladbrokes and William Hill, while Paddy Power gives Black Ops III an 11/8 chance of being the top game this …
Read More »Is indie development doomed? Find out in this week’s MCV
The critics are saying that indie development is in trouble – but ID@Xbox European boss Agostino Simonetta says there’s never been a better time to be making games. Xbox’s indie man in Europe tells MCV why people are wrong about the indie apocalypse, and how developers can get their games …
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