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59 per cent of all UK development studios employ four staff or less, according to a Tiga survey. The report claimed the total number of studios in the UK increased from 448 to 620 in 2013, up by 38 per cent. It noted that while in 2012 the number of …
Read More »Star Citizen has 268-person dev team
Well over 250 developers around the globe are working on Chris Roberts’ prominent Kickstarter success story Star Citizen. The game has currently raised more than $46m and now has five studios behind it, encompassing a grand total of 268 people. This was revealed in an interview withVentureBeat, in which the …
Read More »Kinect voice commands will always remain available on Xbox One
Xbox One’s voice commands will continue to be available even in games where developers have chosen to use the recently freed Kinect GPU power for other tasks. Microsoft recently granted developers the power to use bandwidth normally reserved for the no-longer-mandatory camera for other tasks. However, that doesn’t mean an …
Read More »Ouya claims 1,000 new devs join platform every month
Crowd-funded microconsole Ouya continues to attract new developers – around 1,000 a month according to CEO Julie Uhrman. Speaking toPolygonat E3 last week, Uhrman said her company is working hard on encouraging studios to develop for the device, even expanding on its developer relations team. This department is now the …
Read More »There are ten developers working on Assassin’s Creed Unity
A financial presentation by Ubisoft has confirmed that ten different studios and subsidiaries are working on the next Assassin’s Creed. Polygonreports thatUbisoft Montreal is once again listed as lead developer, with the Canadian team collaborating with nine other Ubisoft studios in Toronto, Quebec, Annecy, Montpellier, Kiev, Singapore, Shanghai, Chengu and …
Read More »Devs abandon Steam Greenlight title Towns
Towns, which was Greenlit on Steam over a year and a half ago, has been cut adrift by its developers. It was one of the first titles to pass through the Greenlight system and would in today’s day and age likely be an Early Access title on Steam’s service. At …
Read More »Georgia passes new law providing $25m in tax credits for game developers
The state of Georgia has signed a new tax incentive program for video game makers into law. Gamasutra reports House Bill 958 provides $25m in tax credits for video game developers within state lines. It was signed into law earlier this week by governor Nathan Deal. Several notable studios have …
Read More »Square Enix’s Collective program now open to developers
Publisher Square Enix has opened its new game-pitching Collective program to all developers after completing its pilot phase. The scheme enables developers to pitch their game through the site and have their idea voted on by the community. If the idea is well-received, the publisher will then help the title …
Read More »Microsoft unlikely to budge on ID@Xbox launch parity requirement
While Microsoft is enjoying great success with its renewed Xbox One indie focus, the chances of its parity policy being rescinded look slim. Although there have been examples of flexibility, Microsoft still requires that indie games published on Xbox Live release at the same time or before they launch on …
Read More »Capcom to hire 100 devs a year for next five years
Resident Evil and Monster Hunter creator Capcom is about to embark on a major recruitment push, with plans to hire at least 500 developers over the next five years. A note to investors from CEO Kenzo Tsujimotodetails a five-year plan designed to counter financial disappointments of the current fiscal year. …
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