Entries in 'Development' (208)
Nokia closes N-Gage studio
Nokia has shut down its Vancouver-based game studio, affecting some 100 jobs in the process, Develop understands.
Secret Duke Nukem game in development?
Publisher Take-Two has signed an agreement with a ‘well known’ studio to develop an unannounced Duke Nukem game, according to a GamePolitics report, despite the fate of the current ...
Microsoft's Kodu to launch by end of June
Microsoft's Kodu is set to launch by the end of this month, according to blog post by lead designer Matt MacLaurin.
Will the Go re-ignite developer interest for PSP? Sony thinks so
SCEA hardware marketing boss John Koller says that the PSP Go will appeal to developers as it puts the emphasis on smaller, shorter games.
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Itagaki forms Tokyo Vikings
A new Japanese game development group has been established at the helm of overcompensating game designer Tomonobu Itagaki.
Triple-A dev model ‘no longer appealing’
Speaking to MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz, the business development director of Strawdog Studios Dan Marchant has stated that the triple-A games development model is not as appealing to the wider ...
Factor 5 closes US dev studio
Factor 5 is to close its San Rafael studio, the company's CEO has revealed.
PopCap: The ‘end’ of retail still a long way off
Leading casual games developer PopCap has stated that High Street retail still forms a vital part of its business plan as it allows the company to reach customers that remain ...
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Now Microsoft cuts console dev costs
Microsoft has outlined its efforts for developers, marking 2009 as the year it looks to 'reduce risk and cut the cost of art development'
Sony cuts cost of developing for PS3
Sony has lowered the price of PlayStation 3 development kits and introduced new tools at GDC this week
Ex-Ensemble devs form Robot Entertainment
Ensemble Studios co-founder Tony Goodman and several colleagues have formed a new development house named Robot Entertainment.
Online dev mag arrives from Intel
Leading component and software vendor Intel has launched a brand new digital magazine targeting the games development sector.
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25 devs laid off at Gearbox
Gearbox Software has laid off up to 25 of its staff as part of a strategy shift at the studio, according to reports on the web published over the weekend. ...
Only 4% of games make a profit
California based research company Electronic Entertainment Design and Research has claimed that only four per cent of titles that make it to market go on to make a profit.
THQ losses lead to 250 job cuts
US publisher THQ has confirmed that it is to cut 250 jobs following losses of $115.3 million for the three months ending September 30th.
Sony: 360 ports to be PS3 downgrades
The boss of Sony Computer Entertainment UK Ray Maguire has stated that he believes third party developers will in future use PS3 as their lead platform and then remove elements ...
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Development issues hindering DSi?
Development for the DS might have just become more complicated thanks to the introduction of the DSi, with claims that an anonymous developer has said that its game has been ...
LA Noire to boast biggest ever budget?
After a long period of silence regarding Rockstar’s L.A. Noire, a number of details have emerged about the title from its homeland down under – including the claim that it ...
Yu Suzuki no longer with Sega
Sega America’s CEO Simon Jeffery has in an interview with Gamasutra confirmed that games development legend Yu Suzuki is no longer working with the successful publisher.
Runic Games emerges from Flagship closure
Flagship Studios may have recently laid off most of its staff, but veterans from the studio's Seattle office have banded together to launch a new studio.
SCE eyes up Indian studio opening
Sony is planning to further boost it's already-announced commitment to games development in India - and could even open an internal studio of its own in the territory.
Games lead charge in iPhone App Store
Coinciding with the launch of the new 3G iPhone, Apple will at 5pm today open the doors to its brand new on-demand iPhone Apps Store – with gaming leading the ...
Need for Speed Undercover... uncovered
Speaking at the William Blair & Company Growth Stock Conference in Chicago yesterday, EA CEO John Riccitiello announced that the next instalment in its popular street racing series Need for ...
Capcom recruiting on the back of large dev drive
In a post on its US blog, Capcom has officially begun the hunt for a swathe of new development, revealing that it has 15 different games projects on the ...
Far Cry 2 devs pleased with PS3 development
Ubisoft Montreal has said that the PS3’s unique architecture has proved a good fit for the technology behind its upcoming Far Cry 2 – though says that it has taken ...
