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Dungeon Defendersdeveloper Trendy Entertainment has hired on ex-LucasArts president Darrell Rodriguez as the indie studio’s new CEO. Speaking with Games Industry, Rodriguez discussed his excitement for both the upcoming Dungeon Defenders II and Playverse – the company’s cross-platform tech. "When I first visited here I saw tremendous potential–both in Dungeon …
Read More »MotorStorm, DriveClub creator forms Starship studio
Evolution studios founder Martin Kenwright has announced the opening of new digital entertainment studio, Starship. Speaking with Polygon, the MotorStorm franchise creator confirmed the new venture – adding that his team consists of industry veterans from Evolution and Studio Liverpool that have collectively worked on 69 published titles, such as …
Read More »Former Tomb Raider, Call of Duty devs form indie studio Tangentlemen
Tomb Raider creator Toby Gard has banded an impressive team of industry veterans together to form new indie studio, Tangentlemen. The studio’s website states Gard and Cory Davis, known for his work at TimeGate Studios and Monolith, have taken on the roles of co-creative directors. General manager and head of …
Read More »Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi leaves Konami
Konami producer Koji Igarashi has announced his exit from the Japanese video game publisher. Igarashi – credited on over a dozen Castlevania releases – informed Polygon on the news of his departure, stating his intention to start his own indie studio. "I’ve decided to break out on my own to …
Read More »The Walking Dead, Mark of the Ninja vets form new indie studio
A group of industry veterans from Telltale’s The Walking Dead and Klei Entertainment’s Mark of the Ninja teams have founded new indie development studio, Campo Santo. Co-founders include former Telltale designer and writer Sean Vanaman, creative director and designer Jake Rodkin, along with Mark of the Ninja lead designer Nels …
Read More »Two free Xbox One dev kits for indies as Microsoft tries to woo small studios
Microsoft has announced its new indie games developer programme in a bid to win over small studios. Independent Developers @ Xbox (or ID@Xbox as the press release likes us to call it) is a programme build following consultation between Microsoft and 50 developers, the platform holder claims. The self-publishing programme …
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