Campaign from System Shock: Enhanced Edition co-creator Night Dive Studios to launch at end of June with an as-yet unspecified target
Read More »Clash Royale studio could be up for sale, report claims
The majority stake holder in Clash of Clans and Clash Royale creator Supercell is said to be weighing up the possibility of selling the mobile powerhouse. Bloombergreports that SoftBank has held talks with potential strategic buyers based in China” to sell its stake, although the talks were said to be …
Read More »Supercell owner reportedly considering sale of Clash Royale studio
Developer valued at more than $5 billion by majority shareholder SoftBank
Read More »First-ever online game music and sound design master’s degrees announced
Online music school ThinkSpace Education and University of Chichester partner to offer MAs in Composing for Video Games and Sound Design for Video Games, plus MFA in Game Music and Audio, from this September
Read More »The Game Awards launches spin-off focused on kids’ titles
Organiser Geoff Keighley collaborating with DreamWorks-owned AwesomenessTV, with support from Activision, Nintendo and Warner Bros
Read More »Microsoft’s Project Spark to be discontinued in August
Dissolution of team behind Xbox One and PC creation tool following end of active development last year cited as cause for cancellation
Read More »Itch.io launches Early Access rival Refinery
Distribution platform for in-progress titles aims to solve ‘problem’ of Steam’s competing service by offering devs more control over their release
Read More »Amazon Lumberyard adds Substance integration
Engine says support for Allegorithmic’s texture tool came as request of dev feedback
Read More »Six more universities bolster Crytek’s VR First programme
UK’s University College London and Manchester Metropolitan University among new locations to establish dedicated virtual reality labs
Read More »‘Mass layoffs’ at Wizard101 dev KingsIsle
Cancellation of upcoming mobile games blamed for rumoured 80 jobs lost – approximately half of studio
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