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The PS4’s share button may not be available at all times or in all titles. Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida told 4gamer.net, as translated by Edge,that developers will be able to disable sharing if they wish to protect elements of their game. The move was inspired by Dark Souls, …
Read More »Ouya strikes 10,000 developer partnerships
Kickstarter-funded Android console Ouya has signed 10,000 developers worldwide. Ouya’s head of developer relations Kelle Santiago revealed the milestone to Games Industry, with the news coming just a month after CEO Julie Uhrman confirmed at GDC that the console had already signed on 8,000 devs. "It’s really awesome, especially at …
Read More »Low-cost console Ouya attracts 10,000 developers
Santiago and company hit milestone for crowdfunded hardware
Read More »Molyneux warns devs over IAP investigation
Developers must be careful of how they manage their free-to-play games and in-app purchases in the face of the Office of Fair Trading’s investigation into the business model, says Peter Molyneux. Speaking toDevelopEditor Will Freeman at the F2P Summit, as transcribed byThe Guardian,Molyneux warned of the dangers that a varying …
Read More »Whore of the Orient in doubt as devs laid off – report
The team formerly responsible for LA Noire who were now over at KMM are reportedly out of the job. KMM was working on a detective thriller set in 1936 entitled ‘Whore of the Orient’, which was likely to use Depth Analysis again for some incredible and high quality acted visuals. …
Read More »What publishers want from developers
A close examination of how publishers look at the industry landscape and your games
Read More »Dishonored dev: PS4’s 8GB memory is "a joy"
Sony’s decision to up the PS4’s internal memory from 4GB to 8GB of DDR5 may seem like a tiny detail, but devs are delighted by the decision. Specifically, Dishonored’s lead level designer Christophe Carrier described his joy” at the new to Eurogamer. "As a level designer we are struggling against …
Read More »Bohemia devs freed from Greek jail
Ivan Buchta and Martin Pezlar have been freed on bail and are free to return home to the Czech Republic. The Bohemia Interactive developers were arrested in September after being accused of scouting a military base on the island of Lemnos to aid in the development of Arma III – …
Read More »Pirates make 3DS breakthrough, leaving devs worried
Having held out for the best part of two years, Nintendo’s 3DS seems to have sadly succumbed to pirates. With both the Wii and DS suffering intense levels of piracy, Nintendo put a lot of effort into securing its latest hardware. And it had been very successful, until now. Gamasutra …
Read More »The War Z devs defend Steam release, says players "misread" product description
The executive producer of The War Z has apologised for the furore that has surrounded the release of the game on Steam, although it’s clear that he thinks much of the criticism is unfair. MCV reported yesterday that users had taken exception to a number of claims made in the …
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