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It looks as if Sonic might have unpinned his colours from the Nintendo mast. As confirmed last year, Sega had signed up to a three-game deal with Nintendo that included Sonic: Lost World, Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics and an as-of-yet unannounced title. However, VG247 is carrying a …
Read More »Who’s coming to the Leamington Spa Develop Quiz?
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Read More »Hunting for talent: the real issues facing the games job market
Leading UK recruitment experts discuss the growing skills gap, competition with overseas markets, and what studios expect from potential recruits
Read More »Get That Job Daily: How to be a principal engineer
Sega Hardlight’s Tom Gaulton discusses the key skills needed for his role in engineering
Read More »Alien resurrection: Creative Assembly’s horror gamble
Aliens: Colonial Marines received heavy criticism from fans after its release last year. So you’d understand if Sega decided to play it safe with its follow-up. Instead, this autumn’s Alien Isolation features just a single monster and is being built by a studio that has never made anything like it …
Read More »Learn more about Alien: Isolation at a special Develop event next month
'An Audience With' screening on February 12th will showcase Creative Assembly's game - Tickets just £29.99
Read More »Sega’s Rhythm Thief pulled from App Store
Having been released on the Apple App Store yesterday, Sega has now pulled Rhythm Thief & The Paris Caper from sale. An unexpected problem has been discovered in the version of Rhythm Thief that was available yesterday on the Apple App Store, so we have removed it temporarily from the …
Read More »Alien: Isolation joins the Wii U no-show list
Creative Assembly’s upcoming survival horror outing Alien: Isolation looks unlikely to be making the jump to Wii U. When asked about the possibility on Twitter, the game’s official Twitter account replied: Right now, we don’t have plans to put the game on Wii U.” What makes it all the sadder …
Read More »VIDEO: Sega officially announces Alien: Isolation
After months of rumours, Sega has now officially fessed up to the existence of Alien: Isolation. The game, developed by Creative Assembly, is a first-person survival horror that draw direct inspiration from the 1979 movie original that began the series. The game is due for release on PS4, Xbox One, …
Read More »Sega planning more 3DS free-to-play games beyond Initial D
Sega is keen on bringing additional free-to-play titles onto the 3DS beyond its upcoming microtransaction-fueled racing game, Initial D: Perfect Shift Online. In a Famitsu interview piece translated by Siliconera, Sega’s chief creative officer Toshihiro Nagoshi explained that the upcoming launch of free-to-play 3DS title Initial D: Perfect Shift Online …
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