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But recruiter Aardvark Swift warns that there is ‘no quick fix’ for dearth of dev talent, as nearly three quarters of games firms prepare to look for new staff this year

You’re wrong about Russia. We might be jumping to conclusions, but you probably think of Russia as a games market ruled by PC, with Counter-Strike and World of Tanks the most popular titles and piracy flowing as freely as vodka. That may have been accurate once, but Russia has since …

Amazon has released its very own engine, Lumberyard, which is completely free of subscription and royalty fees. Lumberyard is based upon the foundation of Crytek’s CryEngine, and can be used to create triple-A titles for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Amazon has licensed official tools for the latter consoles from …

RPG from Final Fantasy and Vagrant Story director Yasumi Matsuno crowdfunded $660,000 in 2014

RPG Exiles of Embermark will be first release from side project of Tim Harris and Halo co-creator Alex Seropian

PC and console tool features support for Twitch and Amazon Web Services, with Oculus SDK compatibility on the way

The Division features a number of graphical options on console to favour performance over visuals

Developer Nialis has previously battled with Nintendo over its approval system, with Edmund McMillen's roguelike eventually making it to 3DS and Wii U

Distribution network aims to offer a single route to market for all of the major virtual reality headsets

Charitable games bundle platform Humble is expanding into development of its own titles. The deal allows players to sign up for a monthly package of random games. Humble’s self-funded Humble Originals will be released first through the Humble Monthly packs, with some remaining exclusive to the platform and others being …