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A developer jailed in Iran on charges of spying has been let free after four years. 32-year-old Iranian-American Amir Hekmati was originally arrested by authorities in the Middle-Eastern country over his work on a language-teaching game produced by Kuma Reality. Hekmati was initially subscribed the penalty of death in 2012, …
Read More »Remote Control Productions opens Finland office
IGDA Finland chairman Jyri Partanen to head up local base of development network as MD
Read More »Survival Mode game jam pits devs against the elements
Could you make a game while stuck in a cabin in the freezing wilderness of Lapland?
Read More »Man suing Bethesda over Fallout 4 ‘addiction’ after he loses wife and job
A Siberian gamer who played Fallout 4 non-stop for three weeks is taking Bethesda to court, alleging that he became ‘addicted’ to the game. The 28-year-old claims no responsibility for the 21-day binge that he claims resulted in the loss of his wife and job. If I knew that this …
Read More »Mobile publisher GoGame secures multi-million Sega investment
‘Free-to-publish’ GoPlay offering launched in July
Read More »Pokémon Go and Ingress developer Niantic opens Tokyo office
Google Japan veteran to head up location focused on new platform creation
Read More »Gameforge creates games division to double-down on US market
Former THQ, Sega and Atari vet Timothy Campbell to lead arm as senior VP for games
Read More »Big Bang Racing studio Traplight lands €1.3m in funding
Second round of investment brings total to €2 million for Finnish dev
Read More »Mobile giant DeNA cuts around 50 staff in Singapore
Restructure follows consecutive months of financial woes as stocks and sales fall
Read More »Invest more in promoting your game, SNJV advises
Studios currently only invest 12 per cent of budget in promotion, with recommended ratio 1:1
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