How one ex-modder is fighting his way into a market dominated by triple-A
Read More »Maxis on the defensive as SimCity furore persists
But modder claims game can easily be run offline despite constant internet connection requirement
Read More »Witcher studio sends dev toolset RedKit to beta
Free modding platform based on RedEngine to include 'advanced' landscape design tools and day-night cycle simulations
Read More »Modding ideal for aspiring devs, says DayZ creator
Building over an existing title and tech can teach programmers more than diving straight into C++, claims Hall
Read More »DayZ of the Dead
The ArmA II zombie mod has taken the industry by storm, we talk with the creators on how it happened and what's next
Read More »Modding reinstated for COD: Black Ops
Developer Treyarch has reinstated the practice of modding in the Call of Duty series via a planned post-launch update for the PC version of Black Ops. Speaking on the Black Ops web forum a Treyarch spokesperson confirmed: We plan to open the game up for modding sometime post-launch." When Modern …
Read More »ELSPA steps up pirate crack down
ELSPA has vowed to throw the book” at individuals that pirate games software and sell it to consumers this Q4. Speaking to MCV, ELSPA director general Michael Rawlinson said that the body’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (IPCU) was already trawling the streets and the internet” to clamp down on criminal …
Read More »Courts strike modchip blow
In a move that could prove an important milestone in the battle against console modding, the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Worcestershire-based modchip seller Christopher Gilham. Gilham was found guilty of selling modchips in late 2008 but later challenged the assumption that playing copied games on a …
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