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300 students descend on 48-hour Windows 8 development contest
Read More »Microsoft begins world record game jam attempt
More than 300 students to develop Windows 8 games in 48 hours
Read More »Rare’s Schuneman heading up new Microsoft studio
London-based developer to focus on Windows 8 tablet devices
Read More »Microsoft establishes new London studio; Will focus on Windows 8 tablets
A brand new Microsoft-owned development studio has been created in London. It is being head up by the former production director at Rare, Lee Schuneman, and will focus on developing for Windows 8 tablet devices. Schuneman will report to Microsoft’s corporate VP of interactive entertainment Phil Harrison. The office will …
Read More »Perforce Software debuts Visual Studio 2012 integration
P4VS plug-in embeds Microsoft platform with project management capabilities
Read More »Microsoft opens Windows 8 App Store to developers
Digital distribution service open to devs from 120 countries
Read More »EA new IP Fuse due March next year
Just when you thought Q1 next year was busy enough, EA has announced yet another promising new title for March 2013. Fuse is a new IP from the developers of Resistance and Ratchet and Clank, Insomniac. It is the studio’s first multi-platform release, with its previous games exclusive to PlayStation …
Read More »Win a Nokia Lumia 800 at next week’s Develop Quiz
New Year Develop Quiz announced for January 30th
Read More »Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance still on for Western Xbox 360 launch, despite Japan no-show
The Xbox 360 version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will come out in Europe, Konami has told MCV, despite it’s cancellation in Japan. Earlier today Metal Gear developer Kojima Productions said that the Xbox 360 version of Revengeance would not be getting a Japanese release. The firm said there were …
Read More »Are full living-room 3D environments Microsoft’s next-gen aspiration?
Bear in mind that many people are still unable to play Kinect because their living room is too small. With that thought nestled firmly in your consciousness, take a look at one of Microsoft’s more ambitious gaming patents. Spotted by CVG, it’s called the Environmental Display and uses advanced projection …
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