News Archive: Developers
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30th June, 2008
Kotick rules out UK expansion
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick says that the high cost of living in the UK, and lack of tax breaks, affects expansion plans
Rock Band 2 announced as warranty restrictions lifted
Improvements have been made to the sequel based off consumer reaction, says Harmonix CEO
PC piracy is as high as 1:20, says Crytek
Yerli brands the PC games industry as the "most intensely pirated market" following lacklustre Crysis sales
28th June, 2008
Project "Top Secret" winner announced
Michael Zummo has been offered the directorship of an upcoming game working with David Perry
27th June, 2008
Game Creator Store hopes to "democratise development"
Site for developers will offer downloadable game assets such as 3D models and maps
26th June, 2008
Conan "steak" to WOW "McDonalds", says Godager
The game director notes that Age of Conan may not be as accessible, but could be more meaty than the competition
Phil Harrison's influence on LittleBigPlanet was "pivotal"
Media Molecule's Alex Evans gives a lot of credit to the former Sony Worldwide exec
25th June, 2008
Konami: Music peripherals should be compatible across games
Rock Revolution producer says console music instruments are too expensive and should be cross-compatible
24th June, 2008
European games industry has been decimated - Jobling
Eutechnyx boss worried that what happened to Europe's publishers may happen to its developers
23rd June, 2008
Glen Van Datta named Trion VP
The SCEA veteran has been named VP of Engineering and General Manager of Trion's Austin studio
Crytek takes CryEngine to China
Developer to showcase CryEngine 2 at Shanghai gaming event next month
Rebellion: Byron Review was good for the industry
CTO Kingsley doesn't think much will change in a shift to BBFC ratings, though issues may arise from digital downloads
20th June, 2008
PSP has a good few years left in it still, says Kingsley
Rebellion CTO Chris Kingsley says the PSP is incredibly successful but has been in the shadow of the DS
Don't sell out, advises Jobling
The Eutechnyx director of business development tells independent companies to resist acquisition and hold out for the good times
LostWinds validates development process, says Braben
Frontier's David Braben says LostWinds is evidence of a constructive and invigorating development process
19th June, 2008
Games could become "little more than a marketing tool"
The videogames industry should stop following the film industry, or risk repeating its mistakes, says producer Eckert.
Transparency built trust, says Media Molecule co-founder
Evans says transparency in the LittleBigPlanet development process better equipped Sony to evangelise
18th June, 2008
MMOs don't have to look worse than 1P titles, says Macdonald
Realtime World's studio manager thinks APB will buck the trend of MMOs not looking as good as single-player titles
Spector: "100-hour games are on the way out"
Developer predicts changes to games design and issues call for creativity in all areas
Riccitiello: We were torturing Vancouver studio
Move from a 12 month to a 24 month dev cycle will help Need For Speed team get more innovative
17th June, 2008
Levine in contract renegotiations?
BioShock's famed developer is rumoured to be in renegotiations with Take-Two following the title's success
16th June, 2008
Zoë Mode to develop Rock Revolution
Studio revealed as being behind Konami's rhythm game set for release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later this year
Tecmo facing more Team Ninja defections?
Up to 36 members of the team could be following Itagaki's lead and planning lawsuits
Codemasters' founders awarded CBE
David and Richard Darling have been recognised for their work in the videogames industry
Variety is key to economic success, says Kingsley
Rebellion CTO Chris Kingsley believes that replay potential and range of titles is helping games over other media
11th June, 2008
Flagship has had less than 10% turnover, says Brevik
Company's CVO rubbishes programmer's blog claiming that Flagship staff members are leaving in droves
Caffeinated Games founded as indie studio and social network
SOCOM vet founds new indie studio with intent to pitch games directly to gamers
Animal Logic opens LA division
US-based Animal Logic Interactive will focus on game and interactive entertainment design and development
Flagship programmer claims staff are leaving "in droves"
Hellgate: London studio suffering from low morale and staff departures, says programmer
Ninja Theory: We could make Beowulf for 20% of the cost
Tameem Antoniades explains that using a game engine would have drastically cut costs on the film
10th June, 2008
Ready at Dawn officially finished with PSP development
Developer behind highest-rated PSP title sends devkits back, moves to new formats
Slow greenlight process is a "horror scenario" for developers - Starbreeze
Swedish publisher highlights the pitfalls of independent development, but is confident with two just major projects in production
6th June, 2008
Widescreen to launch TV-style weekly episodic portal
Identifiction.com goes live in October with first title, two more games planned
5th June, 2008
Develop Awards finalists announced
Rockstar and Ninja Theory scoop up the most nominations, taking five each.
4th June, 2008
Resistance titles to feature trophy and Home support
Insomniac's Ted Price says that they are planning trophy and Home support for the Resistance games
New IP is the key to European survival, says IO Interactive
In the face of generous tax breaks and cheap labour, Euro devs can remain relevant by creating new characters and technology
Insomniac to open North Carolina studio
The developer of Resistance: Fall of Man will be opening a new studio to work on an unannounced title
2nd June, 2008
Funcom apologises for Age of Conan breast reduction
Developer working on fix for accidental character asset reduction caused by recent patch
Kuju buoyant over Battalion Wars II success in Japan
Developer Kuju London is pleased with the game's reception in Japan - charting behind only Mario Kart and Wii Fit
Trion partners with Sci-Fi Channel for upcoming MMO
Trion World Networks is partnering with the Sci-Fi Channel to develop an MMO and TV show simultaneously
