A PlayStation Exec has announced that multi-platform publishing is a huge part of a developers success. Adam Boyes, the VP of publisher and developer relations for Sony Computer Entertainment, has said that console exclusive games are purely for bragging rights and nothing else. Adam spoke during a keynote speech at this years IndieCade and said that although exclusives are good for boosting hard...
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Indie developers are slowly, but surely starting to get recognition within the gaming industry. And Nintendo has shown interest in bringing the MonoGame Framework unto the Wii U console as reported by Siliconera. Now for those who don’t know what The MonoGame Framework is, it is an open source version of Microsoft’s XNA 4.X Framework used for easy cross-platform development. It has p...
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Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is finally making its way to PCs across the UK and EMEA. European publisher and distributor Kalypso Media made the announcement this week. The retail version of the stand-alone game will come with exclusive items, including a fully illustrated manual, CD soundtrack, double-sided poster and a hotkey card. To celebrate the launch, Kalypso has released a launch trail...
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For those of you who don’t already know, TIGA is the trade association representing the UK’s games industry. The majority of members are either independent games developers or in-house publisher owned developers. They also have games publishers, outsourcing companies, technology businesses and universities amongst their membership. Since 2010, TIGA has won 14 business awards and has been nom...
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GDC 2013 State of the Industry survey results poll numbers exposes major trends ahead of March show The Game Developers Conference is right around the corner, and just to get a feel of the state of the Video Games industry, GDC has released results of a survey. The survey featured developers who attended the conference last year and/or plan to attend this year. This survey shows just what these de...
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Bungie to debut new IP and offer first glimpse of the their ‘brave new world’ at GDC 2013. Bungie, a little over two decades aged, has spent nearly half of its existence working on the multi-billion dollar franchise, Halo. After its long run with the IP, Bungie’s developers faced an enormous challenge: how to tackle their next adventure. In a session at the upcoming 2013 Game D...
Read More »A new initiative has been launched to help developers and games studios meet the needs of gamers with disabilities. Recent research indicates that 20% of gamers have a disability. A group of developers and expert coordinated by Ian Hamilton, have launched the games accessibility guidelines. The guide offers all game developers’ guidelines on how to better serve the needs of gamers with a ran...
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