Wells Fargo Securities and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation allegedly didn’t tell lenders of the risks of backing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning developer ahead of collapse in 2012
Read More »BioWare senior editor Cameron Harris quits the games industry
Mass Effect: Andromeda, Dragon Age: Inquisition and Star Wars: The Old Republic exec ‘to return to Seattle for new opportunities there’
Read More »Shadow of Mordor exec producer Michael Forgey passes away
Developer Monolith organised the #ForForgey event in December in effort to fundraise treatment for rare form of cancer
Read More »Lionhead ceases Fable Legends development, considering closure
Microsoft announces that Danish Project Knoxville studio Press Play has already been shuttered
Read More »Bear Sim dev quits project, explaining: ‘It’s too hard to stay happy and productive’
John Farjay dismisses game as ‘a lost cause’ despite successfully raising $100,000 on Kickstarter and achieving positive review average on Steam
Read More »MAME emulation goes open-source
Long-running emulation project MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) has transitioned to open-source availability after nearly two decades of existence. Popular among video game archivists and retro enthusiasts for its ability to emulate titles from the 1970s up until the modern day, the software was previously released under a modified BSD …
Read More »VR Wars: Which headset is best for devs?
The first wave of VR headsets isn’t even on shelves and yet developers are already spoilt for choice. Develop gets a grip on virtual reality’s many contenders with the help of Oculus VR’s Jason Rubin, Valve’s Chet Faliszek, PlayStation’s Simon Benson and Razer’s Jeevan Aurol
Read More »Arcade emulator software MAME goes open-source
‘Our aim is to help legal license owners distribute games based on MAME, and to make MAME become a learning tool for developers working on development boards,’ said engineer Miodrag Milanovic
Read More »Maxplay engine adds PhysX, FMOD, EMotion and PopcornFX
Technology joins cloud-powered modular Game Development Suite platform
Read More »UK government launches talent programme for graduate devs
Tranzfuser initiative aims to provide games graduates with up to £30,000 to form a team and bring a title to market
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