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Audio-generated landscapes are nothing new, but Foam Entertainment’s Riff Racer combines this with arcade racing mechanics. James Batchelor finds out how the game enables users to drive through any song

Develop sat down with producers from studios of all sizes to discuss their central – but seldom discussed – role in a game’s development, and ask what’s next for their ever-changing responsibilities

Guildford developer hub will be based in Surrey Research Park

The mobile games industry continues to grow, with downloads far outstretching those in any other category. VentureBeatgot an early glimpse at a new report from Sensor Tower that shows the games sector grew by 22 per cent across iOS and Google Play in the three months ending June 30th, which …

Little Nightmares bags Indie award, while Battlefield 1 takes consumer prize

Google has announced it has begun the evolution away from the Chrome apps platform”, with plans to shut the entire initiative down by 2018. Chrome apps were launched three years ago and presented games developers with an alternative way to create browser-based titles. However, advances in the web’s capabilities plus …

Micro studios leading the way according to trade body’s latest report

Employees hired within the last six months automatically let go but “culture of great inter-personal support” helping those affected

Record number of companies attend world’s largest games trade show

All support will be removed within two years across Windows, Mac and Linux