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The UK games industry consists of 1,902 companies that have an economic value of 1.72bn. That’s according to data from NESTA and UKIE and double the previous estimates of 2011 and 2012. The reason for the change in value has been driven by an alteration in how the industry is …
Read More »Devolve or die
There were so many announcements during PlayStation’s E3 2014 media briefing that it’s hard to remember them all. One that was unexpected – but perhaps not entirely unsurprising – was a sizzle reel trailer for a number of indie games by publisher Devolver Digital. Sony has been very active within …
Read More »Interview: Joe Chang on Kickstarter as a marketing vehicle
Phantasmal is just over half way through its month-long Kickstarter campaign to raise NZD$15000, and has had more than a little help from PewDiePie.
Read More »Develop Live: Learn how to choose your career path… from a puppet owl
Book your place now for next week's conference, including Ground Shatter's James Parker (and his owl) on the pros and cons of going indie
Read More »Oculus Rift Crescent Bay version revealed
Oculus has announced a new version of the Oculus Rift made for developers looking to finish commercial versions of their titles on the virtual reality platform. Dubbed Crescent Bay, the new VR headset was unveiled as part of the company’s Oculus Connect conference this past weekend in Hollywood, California. The …
Read More »INSIGHT: The rise of consoles as media hubs
James Brown, consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel, examines the rising importance of consoles as media hubs and casts an eye toward the role they may one day play in the entertainment sector… When the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, admitted just ahead of this year’s E3 that the company …
Read More »Develop Live: The full schedule revealed
26 experts to speak at new conference on October 2nd – Book your place now
Read More »Tiga wants regional game incubators at universities
Trade body wants closer ties between industry and academia to support new studios
Read More »FBI investigating Anita Sarkeesian death threats
The FBI is investigating the abuse, and specifically the death threats, endured by Tropes vs Women creator Anita Sarkeesian. The IGDA earlier this month confirmed that it had discussed the issue with authorities, and now Polygon reports that the FBI is directly involved in the case. A representative of the …
Read More »Learn how to use psychology in your games at Develop Live
Cyberpsychologist Berni Good explains how it can be used to influence everything from monetisation to game design
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