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Read More »Valve releases SteamVR tracking for free to hardware devs
Licence for tech powering Vive headset on offer royalty-free to those who complete a training programme
Read More »Starbreeze veterans form VR studio First Contact Entertainment
‘Virtual reality’s next wave will be defined by native gameplay driven by immersive story and inventive mechanics, with photo-realistic visuals’
Read More »Job Simulator dev secures $5 million investment
Owlchemy Labs, the developer behind early VR hit Job Simulator, has raised $5 in Series A investment funding. Among the studio’s backers are Vive maker HTC and virtual reality organisation The VR Fund, as well as Colopl Next, Capital Factory and other tech investors. Owlchemysaidit would use the money to …
Read More »Salt and Sanctuary creator calls for better player treatment of devs to avoid ‘toxic industry’
‘I've seen attitudes go from 95 per cent supportive/five per cent meh to 50 per cent supportive/50 per cent angry, impatient, and downright hurtful,’ laments Ska Studios founder James Silva
Read More »App Store devs have now made $50bn+
Developers have now earned more than $50 billion through Apple’s App Store, with last month providing a record-breaking chunk of the change. Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted the news, congratulating devs for their success and such inspired creativity”. He added that July of this year had proved to be a …
Read More »Job Simulator studio Owlchemy secures $5 million investment
VR-focused dev backed by companies including HTC and The VR Fund, and will use funding to grow, create original IP and build virtual reality technology
Read More »App Store developers have made more than $50 billion, Apple reveals
CEO Tim Cook adds that July 2016 saw a record-breaking amount of money earned by devs
Read More »Deus Ex: Mankind Divided sparks controversy (again) over ‘Augs Lives Matter’ art
Brand director calls widely criticised reference to Black Lives Matter movement an ‘unfortunate coincidence’
Read More »Snake’s Tale: David Hayter on recognising actors, working with Kojima and plans for his own game
As the voice of Snake for more than a decade, David Hayter is one of the most iconic performers in games, as well as a successful Hollywood writer and director. With the career-defining franchise now behind him, we ask about moving from triple-A to the indie scene, the importance of contributing to characters, and what lies ahead
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