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With credits in franchises as iconic as BioShock, Uncharted, Metal Gear Solid, Batman and Far Cry, Troy Baker is undoubtedly one of the industry's most prolific voice actors. In an expansive interview, he looks back upon his career and examines why games remain his greatest passion
Read More »38 Studios dodges criminal charges after four-year fraud investigation
Kingdoms of Amalur creator accused of deceiving investors over $75 million loan after declaring bankruptcy in 2012
Read More »Frontwire Studios’ Star Wars spin-off Galaxy in Turmoil shut down by EA and Lucasfilm
Developer previously announced publishing deal with Valve and reassured fans classification as ‘parody’ would avoid legal complications
Read More »Ghostbusters dev Fireforge files for bankruptcy
Fireforge Games has declared bankruptcy three days after releasing its Ghostbusters spin-off title. Founded five years ago by former Blizzard dev Tim Campbell, the studio’s first (and, now, presumably last) full in-house release wasGhostbusters – although the studio worked on multiple MOBA projects with partners including Razer and Tencent. As …
Read More »Fireforge Games, studio behind Ghostbusters tie-in, files for bankruptcy
Outlet founder by former Blizzard dev reportedly suffers financial and legal woes over unreleased MOBA projects
Read More »Life is Strange studio reveals spin-off dev Dontnod Eleven
Dontnod, the French studio behind Remember Me, Life is Strange and the upcoming Vampyr, has revealed its partnership with fellow Parisian outlet Hesaw. As part of the collaboration, Hesaw has been renamed Dontnod Eleven and will work alongside the developer’s main team to share knowledge, expertise and resources”. The first …
Read More »Creative Assembly, Bossa, Rovio and more sign on for War Child charity games bundle
Help: The Game features titles created in six days during a global games jam and costs £9.99, with all profits going towards charity
Read More »Remedy partners with Smilegate to develop CrossFire 2 campaign
Quantum Break studio teams with Korean dev to bring ‘unique blend of storytelling, memorable characters and inventive gameplay’ to free-to-play shooter
Read More »Number of sexualised female characters has fallen ‘significantly’, study finds
A new paper from a group of researchers at Indiana University has suggested that the treatment of female characters in games has drastically improved over the last ten years. "In the 1980s and early 1990s, a lot of the graphical integrity just didn’t allow for the characters to be sexualised,"explainedlead …
Read More »Study finds number of sexualised female characters has fallen ‘significantly’ in the last decade
Look at portrayal of women in games over the last 31 years reveals spike in sexualised protagonists in the 1990s following release of Tomb Raider
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