Integration of monetisation platform for mobile apps includes manual initialisation and deferred SDK activation during onboarding
Read More »Developing for ‘all or nothing’ iOS ended up losing us money, says Jeff Minter
‘Despite excellent reviews and the sheer number of devices out there which you might think make it viable, we couldn’t in any way justify carrying on with it’
Read More »Firaxis and GlassLab partner to develop Civilization V spin-off for schools
CivilizationEDU to include learning analytics engine and support for online teachers dashboard
Read More »TIGA warns games industry’s growth ‘could be held back’ by Brexit
‘It is important that policy makers ensure games companies have access to sufficient finance, benefit from Video Games Tax Relief and R&D Tax Relief, clear and stable IP rights, and can access highly skilled people from outside of the UK’
Read More »Ukie reassures devs and games firms in wake of Brexit ‘uncertainty’
Overwhelming majority of British games firms previously backed remaining in the EU
Read More »The Last Guardian dev Fumito Ueda on maintaining a consistent vision for a decade
'I always take a point of reminding myself periodically: ‘What was the game I wanted to play?'' says creator of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus
Read More »‘Thumbing your nose at ludonarrative dissonance prevents you from getting to a more sublime place’
The Witness creator Jonathan Blow admits failure to relate gameplay to storytelling is “not an easy problem to solve”, but insists it is “incompatible for any reasonable human being”
Read More »Peter Vesterbacka leaves Rovio
Angry Birds developer Rovio has taken another big hit, as long-time ‘brand ambassador’ and executive Peter Vesterbackahas announced his departure from the company. Vesterbackajoined the company in 2010 and served as the frontman for the Angry Birds brand, as well as having stints as CEO and, most recently, chief marketing …
Read More »Indie dev releases single-page PDF as £27 DLC
Andrew Plotkin’s ‘add-on’ for text puzzle adventure Hadean Lands makes players vow they won’t cheat
Read More »EA Mobile renews partnership with Minions film studio Illumination Entertainment
Pair co-develop film spin-off The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed
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