Development (Page 3)

News

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection reportedly used modder's work without credit

Aspyr previously acknowledged featuring the mod in the game's trailer as a "mistake that made it into the final cut"

March 18, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

New AAA studio Muddy Robot launches

Company aims to "empower developers to take risks"

March 18, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Feature

Palia reaches over 3m players in six months thanks to "invaluable" Switch partnership

Singularity 6's Yu Sian Tan provides insight into how the studio reached this goal, and the biggest lessons it learned from Palia's launch

March 15, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Virtuos acquires Beyond-FX

Los Angeles-based VFX studio has worked on titles including Mortal Kombat 1 and God of War

March 15, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Feature

Find out how to make your games cheaper, faster and better with GI Sprint

A new series of videos, podcasts and articles set for June

March 14, 2024 Christopher Dring

News

Tencent reportedly takes over two ByteDance games teams

The companies have allegedly merged to form a new Shenzhen-based studio

March 14, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Embracer sells Saber Interactive for $247m

Selected assets to pass to Saber co-founder's new firm, Embracer to cease all operations in Russia

March 14, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Feature

The creative sparks ignited by Global Game Jam

From Tokyo to Newcastle, jammers talk about the power of the event, from building bridges between languages to offering students a chance to hone their skills

March 14, 2024 Alicia Haddick

News

Epic confirms Unreal Engine price change for non-game developers

The company clarified that its licensing model for game developers will not change

March 13, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Naughty Dog, Id Software, and Activision alum form Empty Vessel

Led by Emanuel Palalic and Garrett Young, the new AAA studio is developing a sci-fi shooter

March 12, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

Feature

Respawn veteran Stig Asmussen forms Giant Skull to build AAA single player games

"I think we can make a very successful competitive game with 100 people"

March 12, 2024 Christopher Dring

Feature

From California to the Philippines with friendly goblins: The story of Orc Chop Games

Vince McDonnell shares the creative process behind Orc Chop Games's debut title, and the realities of making games in the Philippines

March 12, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Former Loaded director launches Beck Interactive Partners

Company aims to pair developers and influencers to support games in early development

March 11, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Academy

Demade, remade: What game demakes offer to publishers

Publishers are recognising that fan-made demakes can keep communities engaged and extend the lifespan of an IP

March 11, 2024 Chris Sutcliffe

Feature

A Broforce to be reckoned with

Playtopia, jams, workshops, meetups, funding: we chat to Dominique Gawlowski about Free Lives' success and how it's enabled it to take South African developers under its wings

March 8, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

Feature

Former EA devs' Simply Sweet Games aims to "raise the bar for the entire industry"

Tina Merry and Carina Kom tell us the new studio will create "polished, deep, and ad-free" mobile experiences

March 7, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Feature

Why Bandai Namco is betting big on Unknown 9's transmedia universe

Reflector Entertainment CEO and Bandai Namco exec Hervé Hoerdt offers insight into telling a story across games, novels, comics, podcasts and more

March 7, 2024 James Batchelor

Feature

Sea Monster: "Play with a purpose can change the world"

CEO Glenn Gillis discusses Games for Change, what South Africa has to offer to the world of games, and how the industry across the continent has matured

March 7, 2024 Marie Dealessandri