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BBC teases Doctor Who: Legacy for iOS, follow-ups to UK-developed The Eternity Clock scrapped
Read More »Doctor Who Eternity Clock trilogy cut short as upcoming games canned
The planned second and third games for Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock have been cancelled, the BBC has revealed. Speaking with Polygon, BBC’s vice president of digital entertainment and games Paul Joffe confirmed that the trilogy has been cut short and the original three-game agreement with developer Supermassive Games has …
Read More »BBC plots to inspire next generation of coders
New initiative launching in 2015 designed to close tech skills gap and encourage children to pick up programming in schools
Read More »Doctor Who smartphone game appears to be locked on to our space-time coordinates
The latest official Doctor Who Consumer Panel contains a few questions about a proposed Puzzle & Dragons style smartphone game. "For the first time ever fans of Doctor Who will be able to interact with fifty years of beloved adventures, allies and enemies,” the proposal reads. Travel backwards through the …
Read More »Sony details PS4 entertainment offering
Entertainment services will be a big part of PlayStation 4’s offering, with new details about video and music packages. Sony has said during its Gamescom press conference that it plans to make these services available to all PlayStation 4 users, without locking them behind the paywall of PlayStation plus. Chief …
Read More »Ouya, Nvidia Shield and BBC talks coming to GDC Europe
Microconsole and cross-platform game sessions added to conference line-up
Read More »BBC to abandon 3D – the beginning of the end for 3D TV in the home?
Remember when 3D looked as if it could be a key battleground for the console gaming sector? Seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it? And the BBC’s decision to put its 3D programming plans on hold for three years from the end of 2013 looks to have dealt a …
Read More »Book of Potions and Walking With Dinosaurs heading to Wonderbook
Sony’s brave experiment that is Wonderbook is to receive two new games in the coming year, including a new Harry Potter entry. E3 saw the announcement of both Wonderbook: Book of Potions and Wonderbook: Walking With Dinosaurs. The former is a fully Pottermore licensed product developed in conjunction with Harry …
Read More »BBC Labs start-up fund returns for second term
Six more UK-based start-ups to be offered a place on London initiative
Read More »Media Molecule’s Siobhan Reddy makes BBC’s Power 100 list
Studio director named as one of the most powerful and influential women in the UK
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