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Read More »WB Games Montreal hiring for new DC Comics titles
Positions include rendering programmers, senior animators, character artists and audio designers
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider made Microsoft and Square Enix ‘very happy’, says dev
Lara Croft’s latest hasn’t been a disappointment for its publishers, developer Crystal Dynamics has insisted. Xbox-exclusive release Rise of the Tomb Raider launched the same week as Fallout 4 and charted at fourth, below Call of Duty and FIFA, leading some onlookers to express concern about its sales performance at …
Read More »Nintendo NX predicted to ship 12m units in 2016
Nintendo’s next home console is set for an explosive start. That’s according to component suppliers for the NX cited by DigiTimes, who have pegged first-year shipments for the new hardware at between 10 and 12 million. That is, of course, if the mysterious new machine launches when it is rumoured …
Read More »Batman Arkham Origins developer planning two new DC Comics games
WB Games Montreal is looking to return to the world of comic book spin-offs. The Batman Arkham Origins studio has posted a job listing on its recruitment site revealing its plans for at least a couple of new titles based on the work of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman publisher …
Read More »Vanishing of Ethan Carter studio developing ‘open-world action-adventure’ title
The Astronauts is following up its acclaimed mystery debut The Vanishing of Ethan Carter with something very different. The Polish studio was created by the former founders of Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly – which became Epic Games Poland for a brief period before reclaiming its independence earlier this year. …
Read More »Razer and Lenovo strike gaming PC partnership
The world’s biggest PC manufacturer and one of the platform’s most successful gaming specialists have teamed up. The first range of products from the collaboration between Lenovo and Razer will be the Razer Edition Lenovo PCs (via The Verge). These will include the Y series of desktop computers, which were …
Read More »Black Friday traffic sinks PSN servers
Sony’s PlayStation Network is struggling across all platforms – likely as a result of the Black Friday rush. As with much of games retail today, Sony is holding a generous sale event to mark the occasion, with up to 50 per cent knocked off of games such as The Witcher …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to video game music
From stirring strings to the bleeps of 8-bit classics, MCV explores the musical landscape of games From the opening notes of Super Mario to the rousing chords of Fallout, the music of games has become as integral to players’ experience as visuals and gameplay. In line with the evolution of …
Read More »International Factfile 2015: Egypt
Egypt’s games market is still in its infancy, but is struggling to grow in the face of stifling tax rates and widespread piracy. Recent data is hard to come by for the Egyptian games business, but market tracker Newzoo estimates that the sector will generate $95.8 million (62.9m)in games revenue …
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