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Colleagues and friends remember former Star Wars: Starfighter, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct and Ghostbusters: The Video Game developer as ‘the guy you wanted to have around’
Read More »Trion Worlds ditches free-to-play model for Atlas Reactor because ‘it’s less fun’
Multiplayer title will now be sold using premium price points at $30, $60 and $100
Read More »Evidence builds behind disc-less Nintendo NX
Upcoming console rumoured to instead use game carts similar to 3DS handheld
Read More »Cliffy B goes (nearly) bald to raise money for cancer research foundation
Gears of War designer and Boss Key founder raises nearly $10,000 for St. Baldrick’s
Read More »Kerbal Space Program dev criticised for crunch and low pay
The raging debate over working conditions over working conditions in the development industry has once again reared its head, this time at Kerbal Space Program creator Squad. The former media director of Kerbal Space Program developer Squad hasvented his frustration with the Mexican studio’s treatment of its staff. Among his …
Read More »Squad devs blast Kerbal Space Program studio for high crunch and low pay
‘Welcome to Squad; we pay you like shit, then fire you when your work is finished so we can just take it over,’ former media director PDtv says of $2,400 annual salary
Read More »Fitbit exec becomes new Oculus COO
Oculus has a new chief operating officer in the form of former Fitbit COO Hans Hartmann. Hartmann replaces founding COO Laird Malamed, who is relocating to Oculus’ Seattle office to serve as VP and GM. Hans joins Oculus at an incredible time as we grow out of our startup roots …
Read More »Revolution and Bullfrog veteran promoted to art director at Climax
Gary Welch has worked on franchises including Broken Sword, Theme Park, Harry Potter and Assassin’s Creed Chronicles
Read More »Oculus takes on Fitbit exec as new COO
Outgoing founding COO Laird Malamed moves to become VP and GM, saying: ‘We can safely say that ‘Day 0’ is complete, and we are well into Day 1 and beyond’
Read More »Made for Samsung mobile app initiative opening up to indie games devs
Mobile platform to offer services such as testing, promotion and analytics in lieu of cash incentives
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