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IGF China and NASSCOM Game Forum award-winning puzzler Save the Dummy is headed to mobile and other platforms. Developed by Kolkata-based Sandeep Saha aka Sandyloisa, Save the Dummy is a physics-based puzzle game that won the Excellence in Technology Award at IGF China 2013 and the runner-up award in the …
Read More »Go Kane: SuperSike’s new game about love and drug dealing
Go Kane is a fast-paced drug dealing game, where our main character, Kane, has only 25 turns to make enough money to free his girlfriend for the clutches of a kidnapper.” That’s how Amit Goyal, co-founder of SuperSike Games, describes the studio’s sophomore release, Go Kane (a play on ‘cocaine’). …
Read More »Molyneux says good times won’t last forever for indies
The rise in popularity of indie games has threatened the very viability of triple-A development – but don’t expect it to last. That’s the message from Peter Molyneux who told CVG at GDC that indies should enjoy it all while it lasts. "These things go in cycles," he said. "What …
Read More »Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition in development for Xbox One but release not guaranteed
Blizzard is currently developing Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition for both PS4 AND Xbox One. However, a release for the game on Microsoft’s console has not yet been agreed upon. "I don’t know where we are with Microsoft right now so I can’t really comment on what that contract looks …
Read More »Internet abuse has become ‘the new normal’
Former Microsoft Studios creative director Adam Orth has spoken of how a tirade of abuse from people on the internet affected his life and lost him his job. Last year Adam Orth lost his job at Microsoftfollowing his outburst on the always-online rumourscirculating about Xbox One, which many people had …
Read More »Hashstash announces elections-themed Circulets: Lok Sabha
Hashstash Studios is set to release an elections-themed spin-off of Circulets, titled Circulets: Lok Sabha. Circulets is a table-top same-screen multiplayer game that was released last year for iOS and Android. It tasks players at opposite ends of the device with pulling circles, or circulets, towards them to earn points. …
Read More »VR needs to sell 1m units to be viable, Ubisoft exec says
Virtual reality hardware will need to hit the seven figure sales milestone before it becomes a realistic proposition for triple-A publishers. That’s according to Ubisoft’s VP of creative Lionel Raynaud, who as reported by GameSpot told a GDC roundtable that "VR would need to sell at least 1 million units …
Read More »Microsoft reveals Beautiful Game UK dev competition
Microsoft has announced a new competition that will give UK games developers a chance to better show off their work through Windows app stores. The Beautiful Game contest is open to all UK games developers that publish new games on Microsoft Windows 8 or the Windows Phone Store, or port …
Read More »Wii U version of Watch Dogs is "still alive"
Ubisoft insists that the Wii U versions of Watch Dogs is still in development. In January reports emerged claiming that the Nintendo SKU had been cancelled – claims that were later denied by Ubisoft, although not until over two weeks after the event. Watch Dogs was given a May 27th …
Read More »Digikhel announces iPad space mining game Orion’s Gold
Digikhel has announced its first iOS game – a deep space mining arcade game titled Orion’s Gold. The game is set in a distant future, where all of Earth’s natural resources are depleted and humans must venture to the dangerous Orion’s Belt to mine for precious metals. Gameplay involves mining …
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