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Amnesia: The Dark Descent creator suggests that mixing horror and sci-fi impacted sales of both its titles
Read More »‘Let’s Play videos stopped us earning any money,’ says That Dragon, Cancer creator
‘We underestimated how many people would be satisfied with only watching the game instead of playing it themselves’
Read More »Devs building with Oculus SDK can sell their games on Steam
Games won’t be pinned down to using IAP or marketplace of Rift headset maker
Read More »PlayStation VR could run on PC, Sony reveals
‘The possibility exists since the PlayStation 4 shares many of its parts with the PC,’ EVP Masayasu Ito says
Read More »Oculus Rift update adds Asynchronous Timewarp, Unity and Unreal support
Software additions and launch of Platform SDK coincide with release of consumer model of VR headset
Read More »Divide and conquer: the next step for Respawn
Spurred by the success of Titanfall, Respawn Entertainment is gearing up its workforce for a follow-up to the robotic first-person shooter – as well as something completely new. HR and recruiting manager Kristin Christopher tells Matthew Jarvis who will fit the bill
Read More »Ubisoft opens production studio in the Philippines
New location aims to employ 200 staff within five years
Read More »Tools firm focused on VR storytelling raises $6m
Visionary VR insists its narrative creation tool will allow smaller devs to build for the medium
Read More »‘No one wants a safe score any more’: The changing tune of video game music
Jason Graves, composer for Tomb Raider, Until Dawn and Dead Space, reveals his ‘blood and sweat’ approach to scoring Far Cry Primal, explores why studios aren’t satisfied with ripping off Star Wars and argues why budget shouldn’t stop indies having a killer soundtrack
Read More »John Carmack to receive BAFTA Fellowship
Id Software co-founder, Doom lead coder and Oculus tech chief will be honoured at British Academy Games Awards on April 7th
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