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Former THQ exec Jon Rooke is moving to Sega’s European HQ as its European marketing director. Rooke takes the new role following a stint at Sega-owned developer Creative Assembly, where he worked as global brand director for survival horror title Alien Isolation. Rooke is an industry marketing veteran, having spent …
Read More »Dimensional Imaging and RealtimeUK team up for Total War trailer
Attila video also uses Realtime's new character animation pipeline
Read More »Aural nirvana: Bringing outstanding sound to games
As developers look for new ways to immerse players, we analyse the latest tools and techniques open to sound designers
Read More »Alien: Isolation studio Creative Assembly opening internship programme
UK developer partners with Creative Skillset for graduate scheme
Read More »The digital effect – Total War: Rome II was last week’s real No.1
Total War: Rome II would have been the UK’s real No.1 last week, if we counted digital sales, MCV can reveal. The strategy game was No.2 in the UK retail charts with over 32,000 units sold, narrowly missing out on the No.1 spot by just 200 copies. Yet if you …
Read More »Release date set for Total War: Rome II
Sega’s Total War: Rome II has a firm Q3 release date. The Creative Assembly developed title will be released worldwide on PC both digitally and physically on September 3rd. Pre-orderers will get the game’s first DLC, the Greek States Culture Pack, for free on the same day. A Collector’s Edition …
Read More »GDC 13: Total War: Arena takes RTS free-to-play
Latest entry into franchise to blend real-time strategy and MOBA gameplay
Read More »Creative Assembly immortalises brave cancer sufferer
Likeness of fan will appear in developer's upcoming RTS game Total War: Rome II
Read More »The benefits of core gaming
The Creative Assembly's Al Bickham on why 'hardcore' titles can succeed
Read More »Sega shares Steam strategies
Sega knows a thing or two about succeeding with the biggest digital distributor in the world. And it shared some of that insight last night. In a talk at the London Games Conference, the firm’s digital distribution VP John Clark ran through the ways Sega is using Steam to sell …
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