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Stuntman, V-Rally and Driv3r studio formed in 1990 by Velez and artist Guillaume Dubail
Read More »Square Enix is developing the first RPG exclusively for the Apple Watch
Cosmos Rings will send users notifications based on step counts and utilise ‘Time Upstream System’
Read More »Kickstarter: Indie devs thriving despite ‘wobbly year’
Crowdfunding platform admits drop in overall amount pledged, but highlights growth of smaller projects as ‘bright thread’
Read More »OctaneRender 4 to support PowerVR ray tracing
Rendering engine reportedly able to trace in excess of 100 million rays per second while remaining suitable for use on mobile, VR and AR devices
Read More »Co-operative multiplayer more appealing than competitive modes, research finds
Quantic Foundry survey of over 1,000 players also discovers that co-op is equally popular between genders, while men prefer to face off against each other
Read More »Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America to open applications to games writers
But salaried writers remain out in the cold for now
Read More »Crossy Road developer Hipster Whale moves into publishing
Former Atari and Krome Studios vet Clara Reeves joins as president
Read More »Hello Games accused of failing to license No Man’s Sky universe generation ‘superformula’
Dutch company Genicap claims it owns the rights to maths behind procedural creation of near-infinite number of planets
Read More »Faceware opens Interactive division focused on real-time interactive mo-cap
New arm of middleware firm will concentrate on producing digital ‘puppets’ which can react to humans instantly
Read More »TT Games veterans form new studio Quantum Soup
Chris Payne and Ralph Ferneyhough team up with Welsh broadcaster S4C to develop IP for multiple platforms
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