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Given the pandemic, putting a player alone in series of dark and dangerous places seems offbeat
Read More »PS5’s first global ad spot should have made more of the industry’s ability to bring people together
YoYo Games launches major GameMaker Studio 2 update allowing for ‘a more visual approach’
Biggest update since GameMaker Studio 2 combines GML and IDE improvements with new tools to create and manipulate animation
Read More »UK bank account data shows 71% rise in gaming spending during lockdown
“A growth in subscriptions on platforms like Playstation and Xbox have contributed to overall sales in gaming"
Read More »Epic claims that Apple will cut off Unreal Engine from iOS ecosystem impacting all developers: “a direct attack on the ongoing viability of the Unreal Engine”
But would Apple really penalise thousands of small blameless developers?
Read More »Live ops expertise meets all-action extravagance – Jagex partners with Flying Wild Hog for debut third-party title – heading to PC and console
"We're hoping it’s one plus one equals three, because we're going to bring our DNA secret sauce, and they're gonna bring in a lot of theirs. And we're looking to make a great title out of that"
Read More »Tim Sweeney picks a fight with Apple – with Fortnite parody of classic 1984 Apple advert
"Apple has become what it once railed against: the behemoth seeking to control markets, block competition, and stifle innovation."
Read More »Embracer Group goes on spending spree – picks up 4A Games for $36m amongst eight acquisitions
Also New World Interactive, Deca Games, Vermila Studios, Rare Earth Games, Palindrome Interactive, Pow Wow Entertainment, and Sola Media
Read More »“Antstream Arcade is a friendly place to play the most iconic games ever created” – Streaming the past into the present with Antstream
With the launch of Stadia last year and xCloud exiting its preview stage later this year, cloud gaming is finally having its moment. For more retro-styled thrills though there’s plucky brit Antstream
Read More »“If we threw in the towel on opposing crunch just because we hit a crisis, then that position was never worth a damn.” – Modern Wolf on launching Necronator: Dead Wrong during a pandemic
“The death of the trade show circuit has definitely been a blow”
Read More »Ins and Outs – August 2020’s industry hires roundup
Here are the highlights from the recent industry hires and moves, as published in MCV/DEVELOP's August issue.
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