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2017’s move into US follows expansion into Shanghai earlier this year
Read More »Insomniac and Naughty Dog weigh in on the benefits of HDR for devs
‘Because Ratchet & Clank wasn’t authored in 4K the addition of HDR has a lot more punch than the improved resolution,’ says chief architect Al Hastings
Read More »Make the gap between reveals and launches as small as possible, urges Bethesda
VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines highlights short release cycles as key to maintaining player interest ahead of a game hitting shelves
Read More »Miyamoto unveils Nintendo’s first Mario game for mobile – and it’s a runner
Legendary game designer shows off aptly-titled Super Mario Run at Apple’s iPhone 7 reveal event
Read More »PlayStation Neo finally revealed as PS4 Pro
Box built with 4K and HDR support in mind estimated to be twice as powerful as original PS4
Read More »Dragon Quest songwriter crowned world’s oldest games composer
The lead composer for the Dragon Quest series has been officially recognised as the oldest songwriter working in video games. Koichi Sugiyama received the Guinness World Record as the World’s Oldest Video Game Composer for putting together a tune at the very specific age of 84 years and 292 days …
Read More »Dragon Quest songwriter named as world’s oldest games composer
85-year-old Koichi Sugiyama has worked on Square Enix’s RPG franchise since it began in 1986
Read More »Peter Molyneux’s 22Cans stealth-launches new title The Trail
Free-to-play adventure game appears on iTunes in the Philippines after two years of development
Read More »Female co-op character was considered for first Gears of War
The Coalition studio director Rod Fergusson hassaid that he suggested offering players the ability to choose between a male and female character in the the first Gears of War’s co-op multiplayer mode. When I first joined Epic, one of my first ideas I had for Cliff [Bleszinksi] was ‘Hey, how …
Read More »Rod Fergusson reveals why Epic dropped a female co-op character from Gears of War
‘It’s not a free choice,’ says The Coalition studio director, citing technical hurdles such as the amount of dialogue required
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