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Henry Hoffman always wanted to make games. Since he was nine he’s been making little games, but his first real title was Mush, a BAFTA-winning project that him and four other developers made in the 12-week Dare To Be Digital competition while he was at university in Newport. Dare To …
Read More »Green Man Loaded launches indie finishing fund
First titles to be selected for finance by the end of the year
Read More »Green Man Loaded launches new funding options for indie developers
Green Man Gaming’s publishing arm Green Man Loaded has launched its new Finishing Finance Facility. According to the firm, this offers developers range of financial assistance, including advance cash against future royalties, due diligence, and partnership with existing finance partners. And unlike some other funding options, Green Man Loaded doesn’t …
Read More »EA announces new UFC game
EA has revealed that it has another UFC title in the works. In a post on Facebook, the publisher posted a logo for the game (pictured) alongside today’s date, Tuesday November 10th. Expect more details today. The firm’s first UFC game launched in June 2014 and was exclusive to the …
Read More »Toys story: Pixel Toys’ Andy Wafer on making the move to mobile
Between them, Alex Zoro and Andy Wafer have an impressive CV. Zoro began his career at Rare, before co-founding DJ Hero studio Freestyle Games in 2002. Wafer, meanwhile, started off at Codemasters before moving over to Freestyle, where he did digital and online work for Activision in the UK. The …
Read More »Take-Two shuts 2K China studio
2K parent company Take Two has announced it is closing its Shanghai studio. The company confirmed the above to GamesIndustry.biz, who reports that 2K China – the studio in charge of development on China-exclusive MMO Borderlands Online – has been closed. This office was home to roughly 150 members of …
Read More »91% of Call of Duty Week One sales were on PS4 and Xbox One
The latest entry in Activision’s Call of Duty series goes straight to the top of the UK boxed games charts. 91 per cent of Week One sales were for the newer PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, while a measly nine per cent of units sold were for the the PS3 …
Read More »Shahid Ahmad is leaving PlayStation UK next month
After ten years, Sony’s UK Strategic Content boss Shahid Ahmad is departing the company. Ahmad took to his blog to announce that he would be leaving the company to return to games development on December 1st 2015. He started working for Sony in 2005 as a technical account manager, before …
Read More »How Prison Architect freed Introversion Software
Though most will know the studio for its work on the hugely successful Prison Architect, the history of Introversion Software makes for some very hard reading. The studio was started by a group of friends at Imperial College London: Mark Morris, Chris Delay and Thomas Arundel. Delay had been working …
Read More »Sony debuts musical PlayStation 4 ad
Want to know what the ‘PS4 Life’ looks like? If Sony is to be believed it features a lot of dancing with video game characters, including some guardians from Activision’s hit online shooter, Destiny. That’s according to a new advert – which appears to have been pitched as a musical …
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