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Serious momentum is gathering behind Interface, our brand new games content marketplace for pitching and presenting new games and products. There are 50 games companies already signed up to take part in the all-day event taking place on May 14th at Candid Arts, near Angel in Central London. Interface is …
Read More »Pushing it to the Climax: interview with Climax Studios CEO Simon Gardner
Climax may not be a company you’d associate with being an ‘indie’ developer. Over its 25-year-plus history, the company has actually worked with some of the industry’s most iconic video game IP. Starting out with console ports of Diablo and Warcraft, before moving onto its original Silent Hill games (Origins …
Read More »Majority of UK studios employ fewer than five staff
59 per cent of all UK development studios employ four staff or less, according to a Tiga survey. The report claimed the total number of studios in the UK increased from 448 to 620 in 2013, up by 38 per cent. It noted that while in 2012 the number of …
Read More »There are ten developers working on Assassin’s Creed Unity
A financial presentation by Ubisoft has confirmed that ten different studios and subsidiaries are working on the next Assassin’s Creed. Polygonreports thatUbisoft Montreal is once again listed as lead developer, with the Canadian team collaborating with nine other Ubisoft studios in Toronto, Quebec, Annecy, Montpellier, Kiev, Singapore, Shanghai, Chengu and …
Read More »Sony cuts jobs at Evolution, Guerrilla and London studios
Layoffs have this morning affected staff across a number of SCE’s European studios. Videogamer reports that Evolution Studios, Guerrilla Cambridge and SCE London Studio have all bit hit, although exact numbers remain unknown. "Regular reviews take place throughout SCE Worldwide Studios, ensuring that the resources that we have in such …
Read More »Leamington Spa dev Caperfly enters liquidation
Studio thought to have housed 21 employees before going under
Read More »Jonathan Ross is now an executive producer at Microsoft Studios
Microsoft has hired TV chat show host Jonathan Ross as an executive producer at its Xbox games division. Eurogamer reveals that the appointment was announced by Phil Harrison at a gathering in London last night. Ross is an ardent games enthusiast and has apparently been hired to help Microsoft change …
Read More »Rovio exec founds new mobile studio Next Games
Located in Helsinki, new mobile studio plans to make free-to-play iOS games
Read More »Report: EA closes North Carolina studio
EA has reportedly decided to shut down its mobile-focused studio in North Carolina. The Escapist has word from an inside anonymous source that the publisher will close the branch, pointing to the sudden vanishing of the studio’s official page on EA’s website as well. EA North Carolina primarily developed freemium …
Read More »Pitbull opens third studio in the Midlands
Developer hopes to keep talent in the Leamington Spa area, following Blitz closure
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