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Microsoft has announced that it will allow developers to self-publish their games on Xbox One, and that all retail Xbox One units will also serve as dev units, removing the need for indie devs to purchase separate dev kits. The company’s policy reversal comes after a backlash from indie developers …
Read More »Chennai Express: Escape from Rameshwaram out now
Chennai Express: Escape from Rameshwaram, the official mobile game for the upcoming Shahrukh Khan film, is out now. Developed by the digital arm of Disney UTV, the endless runner is available now for Android devices and feature phones, with an iOS version scheduled for release closer to the film’s 9th …
Read More »Shahrukh Khan-starrer Chennai Express to get official mobile game
Shahrukh Khan’s upcoming film, Chennai Express, is set to receive the mobile game treatment. The digital arm of Disney UTV has collaborated with UTV Motion Pictures and Red Chillies Entertainment to develop a mobile game based on the action-comedy. While no details about the game, or which platforms it will …
Read More »NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2013 dates, venue announced
This year’s NASSCOM Game Developer Conference will take place in Pune on 15th and 16th November. The venue for this year’s conference is Pune’s JW Mariott hotel, and NASSCOM is currently accepting applications from interested speakers. Last year’s NGDC featured speakers such as EA founder Trip Hawkins, Sledgehammer Games CEO …
Read More »UK studio Kuju turns 15 this month
One of Britain’s most successful games developers is celebrating an important milestone this month. Kuju is now 15 years old and has, since its founding at the hands of Ian Baverstock and Jonathan Newth, released over 120 titles throughout its life. The studio has been involved in a number of …
Read More »New report says British video games workforce has halved – but it’s wrong
A damaging new report claims that the UK games industry employs just over 5,000 people – but it is massively inaccurate, MCV research has concluded. The new Skillset creative sector census was published earlier this month and it says that the number of games business employees in Britain is down …
Read More »Ouya launching new Kickstarter fund to boost exclusive game development
Ouya is set to open a new $1 million fund to help boost successful Kickstarter projects. The ‘Free the Games Fund’ will back developers bringing their games exclusively to its Android console, and will match donations of successfully crowdfunded projects on Kickstarter from $50,000 up to $250,000. The initiative will …
Read More »Large mobile dev teams aren’t viable, former Zynga UK GM claims
JiggeryPokery founder and former Zynga UK boss Matthew Wiggins has expressed concern over the viability of large mobile game developers. Speaking toThe Guardian, Wiggins said many mobile firms do not need significant numbers of staff, as they don’t need that many developers to make successful games. He explained that it’s …
Read More »Indian government has to recognise gaming as an industry: Sony’s Bose
The biggest challenge for gaming in India at the moment is getting the government to recognise it as an industry on its own, PlayStation India country manager Atindriya Bose has said. It’s very important right now to bring together all the segments of gaming in India to present a compelling …
Read More »Triple-A development in significant decline, EA claims
The number of studios working on triple-A games is at its lowest point for over a decade, EA’s chief creative director Richard Hilleman has claimed. What is true today is that there are fewer triple-A games being built than at the same point in the previous generation,” he says in …
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