Game development news

Life in the Fast Line

A year after acquisition, how is Black Rock Studio changing under the guidance of Disney and how does that play into House of Mouseâ??s plans for games? We spoke to Tony Beckwith, studio chief, and Disneyâ??s VP of European production Ed Bainbridge to find outâ?¦

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Manhunt 2 thrown possible UK lifeline

Though there’s been no indication that Manhunt 2 publisher Rockstar is considering such action, it has been revealed that an 23 year old legal ruling means that it would be perfectly legal for the publisher to offer its controversial title for download. The Register reports that downloadable games are not …

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Codemasters gets Steamed up

As the importance of digital distribution continues to grow, UK publisher Codemasters has become the latest big name label to sign up to Valve’s popular online distribution service Steam. The first Codies content to appear on the network in Europe will be Clive Barker’s Jericho, which will be released online …

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