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'We’re taking an approach closer to that of a developer than a publisher,' says president Ian Howe
Read More »Developer interest in VR doubles, while Nintendo is in decline
The latest Game Developers Conference State of the Industry Survey has revealed a spike in interest in virtual reality within the games development community. In last year’s survey, seven per cent of developers said that they were working on VR projects. This year, that has more than doubled to 16 …
Read More »Dev accused of spying released from Iranian prison
A developer jailed in Iran on charges of spying has been let free after four years. 32-year-old Iranian-American Amir Hekmati was originally arrested by authorities in the Middle-Eastern country over his work on a language-teaching game produced by Kuma Reality. Hekmati was initially subscribed the penalty of death in 2012, …
Read More »Flappy Bird creator returns with new game
The studio behind one of mobile’s biggest viral hits has teased its next release. DotGears released Flappy Bird in 2013, with the simple ‘touch to fly’ title rocketing to mainstream success in 2014. Creator Dong Nguyen at one stage claimed that more than $50k was being generated in daily advertising …
Read More »Japan’s Agatsuma Entertainment closes down
Reports have emerged that Agatsuma Entertainment has been closed. The Japanese developer is best known for 3DS title Code of Princess and this year’s Umihara Kawase trilogy on Steam. However, the poor performance of the latter and declining revenues led to the studio’s parent Agatsuma to shut the entertainment subsidiary, …
Read More »Apple TV game development revenue is struggling
It seems that Apple TV isn’t proving as fruitful for developers as some may have hoped. Launched at the end of October, the latest iteration of Apple’s TV media box put a greater focus on its gaming capabilities. However, assorted platform-restrictions and concerns about consumer uptake led to some reservations …
Read More »Bethesda opens its own Montreal development studio
Bethesda has opened a new development studio in Montreal, Quebec. The new location will concentrate on building upon Bethesda’s PC, console and mobile offerings. Industry veteran Yves Lachance will head up the team as studio director, leading more than 40 developers who specialise in console and mobile development. Head over …
Read More »First-ever Emotional Game Awards announced
Event celebrating ‘the most emotional video games’ to take place next February alongside 40-hour game jam
Read More »Apple TV games reportedly making less than £70 a day
Big hitters seeing revenue dive weeks after launch
Read More »Apple’s Swift programming language turns open-source
Upcoming 3.0 version of code also detailed
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