Tag Archives: Development

Mon, Jan 21, 2013 | 14:29 GMT

HMV to honour gift vouchers from tomorrow

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Did you receive a HMV gift voucher for Christmas, only to have your precious funds ripped away by the British retailer’s plummet into administration? Good news! You can finally pick up that copy of Weekend at Bernie’s you’ve always wanted.

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Fri, Jan 18, 2013 | 10:15 GMT

Sony sells US headquarters for $1.1 billion

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Sony has agreed to sell its US headquarters for $1.1 billion, according to Bloomberg.

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Wed, Jan 16, 2013 | 09:32 GMT

Game dev accelerator to provide Australian studios with extra funding and guidance

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Game development newcomers in Australia could be handed a major boost with the creation of a game dev accelerator in Brisbane. Right Pedal Studios is offering to provide financial aid and guidance to new Android and iOS developers, even offering them a place to work.

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Tue, Nov 13, 2012 | 17:43 GMT

Epic expects next-gen game development to cost at least double the current rate

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Epic Games’ Chief Technology adviser Tim Sweeney has said he believes the company will be able to produce next-gen titles for double the cost accumulated at the start of this current generation.

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Fri, Nov 09, 2012 | 03:39 GMT

A Closer Look at The Elder Scrolls Online

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The development team on The Elder Scrolls Online have released a documentary-style introduction to their upcoming MMO, and it looks as excellent as we were both hoping and expecting. You have have already seen the video, but let’s take a closer look and give it some analysis.

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Mon, Aug 22, 2011 | 20:24 BST

Sony: Players will have “dangerous kinds of interactivity” in ten years time

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If Sony Worldwide Studios chief Shuhei Yoshida is to be believed, it’s just a matter of time before players will have access to “dangerous kinds of interactivity” with videogames.

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Mon, May 09, 2011 | 18:15 BST

Inafune: Dead Rising and Lost Planet prototypes were rejected by Capcom

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Former Capcom top-man, Keiji Inafune, disclosed that the risk-averse Capcom management rejected prototypes of both Dead Rising and Lost Planet, but he continued developing them anyway.

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Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 20:12 GMT

Ready at Dawn job posting points to new triple-A console IP

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Ready at Dawn, the developer of the PSP God of War and Jak & Daxter spin-offs, is hiring staff to work on a “AAA New IP” title for home consoles, according to some newly surfaced job postings.

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Tue, Jan 29, 2008 | 11:56 GMT

Futuremark opens game dev studio

Finnish company Futuremark, best known for its 3DMark benchmarking software, is to open a game development studio.

“Futuremark Games Studio is committed to developing original IP games with the highest quality gameplay combined with our established track record of creating blow-your-socks-off visuals,” commented Tero Sarkkinen, CEO of Futuremark Corporation.

No game specifics have been released as yet.