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With Watch Dogs ready to launch on all other platforms, Ubisoft Romania says it’s now shifting its focus on the Wii U edition of the game. Speaking with Red Bull, creative director Jonathan Morin said the team had been distracted by other tasks but revealed development of the Wii U …
Read More »Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff joins EVE: Valkyrie cast
Banking back towards Starbuck territory, Katee Sackhoff will appear in CCP’s virtual reality title EVE: Valkyrie. The Battlestar Galactica star’s involvement was revealed at the developer’s Fanfest event in Iceland. She will provide voice acting for the lead character Rn. The first time I played Eve: Valkyrie I immediately knew …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 leads tribute to F1 legend Ayrton Senna
Two decades after the tragic death of Ayrton Senna, the developers behind Gran Turismo are remembering the legendary driver. Set to run throughout May, the Senna memorial will kick off with the debut of "in-game racing content only available in Gran Turismo 6", but no further details on the content …
Read More »Future reorg: new boss streamlining firm as restructure begins
Future Publishing’s "business model isn’t working hard enough" according to new CEO Zillah Byng-Maddick. In an email sent to staff, the new leader for the firm has started to detail her plan for the specialist publisher, famed for its games products and titles in the tech, entertainment and music markets. …
Read More »Glu Mobile acquires PlayFirst
Free-to-play mobile game developer and publisher Glu Mobile has acquired Diner Dash studio PlayFirst. As part of the deal Glu will take on Playfirst’s debts of $3.55m. The acquisition is expected to be officially completed by the end of May. The casual game studio’s Dash series of titles, which includes …
Read More »Insomnia51 gaming festival draws record 20,000 attendance
Multiplay’s gaming festival Insomnia51 scored its biggest ever crowd across the Easter weekend. Over 20,000 gamers turned out for the first Insomnia event of 2014 and the highest attendance for Multiplay in its 17-year history. It smashed the figures for last year’s 50th anniversary event, which prompted the move to …
Read More »TIGA criticises PEGI ratings pricing
UK game industry trade body TIGA has criticised PEGI for its punitive” pricing policy for game ratings that it claims is hurting small studios. Currently developers have to pay a fee for a game content rating every time they release a title on a different console, even if the content …
Read More »Cousins leaves Scattered to become F2P consultant
Ben Cousins has left Scattered Entertainment to pursue a job as a free-to-play games consultant. The former EA Easy general manager joined the Swedish outfit in 2011 as GM. Cousins also held the role of head of European Game Studios for the developer’s owner DeNA.Scattered co-founder Senta Jakobsen will now …
Read More »Funcom’s LEGO MMO gets £1m funding boost
Funcom has secured 960,000 in additional funds for the development and release of its upcoming MMO LEGO Minifigures Online. The extra money is part of a deal in 2012 with US firm Yorkville Advisors, which offered the company access to additional funds if needed within 36 months. Following the agreement, …
Read More »1m sales and counting for Thomas Was Alone
Thomas Was Alone, the indie platforming game from Mike Bithell, has surpassed one million copies. Released in July 2012 for the PC and Mac, Thomas Was Alone tells the tale of sentient life emerging inside a computer system represented by polygons and narrated by comedian Danny Wallace. These shapes then …
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