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It’s a little later than promised, but Square Enix has finally opened up some of its classic IP to independent developers. Through its Square Enix Collective crowdfunding platform, studios can now pitch game ideas for fresh takes on the publisher’s lesser-used properties. The company has encouraged devs to think beyond …
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Indies can now pitch to make the next Gex, Fear Effect and Anachronox games
Read More »Crystal Dynamics is not making 360 version of Rise of the Tomb Raider
Rise of the Tomb Raider will be developed by Netherlands-based Nixxes Software on Xbox 360. The Xbox One edition is, of course, currently in the works at Crystal Dynamics but the latest issue ofGame Informer– as spotted byGameSpot– says Nixxes is handling the last-gen version. In the Game Informer interview, …
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Crystal Dynamics hands over the reigns to experienced Dutch studio for last-gen version
Read More »Republique dev Camouflaj first to sign up for Square Enix’s cloud gaming accelerator
Shinra Technologies programme aims to help proven studios create something "ambitious and new"
Read More »Character gender is ‘irrelevant’, Dontnod says
French developer Dontnod Entertainment has said that the gender of your main character is "quite irrelevant" when it comes to the quality and success of a game or its storyline. The comments emerged during aReddit Ask Me Anything, in which a user asked whether he should play Life Is Strange …
Read More »Square Enix closes Indonesian studio Smileworks
Japanese publisher Square Enix has closed its Smileworks studio, which was based in Indonesia. The mobile studio was only operational for 18 months, but failed to deliver the results its parent had hoped for, reportsGames Industry. A Square Enix Japan representative has said the publisher is changing its strategy for …
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UPDATED: Indonesian mobile studio operational for just 18 months, Square targeting local businesses for partnerships
Read More »Life is Strange ‘a game for Telltale and Heavy Rain fans’
The consequence of player decisions is a central theme to Square Enix’s upcoming Life is Strange, developer Dontnod has said. This is definitely a game for the Telltale and Heavy Rain fans,” creative director Jean Maxime Moris told VG247. We are putting a lot of effort into crafting a slower-paced …
Read More »Square Enix was only publisher to approve Life is Strange’s female lead
Japanese publisher Square Enix is the only company that would agree to publish Dontnod Entertainment’s latest title with its female lead character unchanged. The French studio has released a new developer diary about its episodic new title, which sees players follow the story of a girl with the ability to …
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