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Epic Games Acquires Rad Game Tools (Bink Video)
Love them or loathe them, it’s hard to deny that over what has largely represented a remarkably small period of time, Epic Games has cemented its position as one of the biggest gaming companies in the world. – Following a report via DSOGaming, however, they have just added a new…
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Microsoft is Looking to Buy ‘Several’ Japanese Game Studios
It’s been pretty clear over the last few years that Microsoft has been very active in looking to purchase game developers in order to make their titles exclusive to either the Xbox or PC platform. Largely in response to Sony having a number of major exclusives that have, so far,…
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CD Projekt Red Abandons Ethics with Cyberpunk 2077 ‘Crunch’
CD Projekt Red is undoubtedly one of the most respected game developers in the world and has often gone on the record to state the companies position regarding ‘crunch time’ within the industry. Put simply, they’re not fans of it! – Following a report via Bloomberg, however, it seems that…
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Microsoft Urges Game Devs to Make Next-Gen Upgrades Free
With the release of both the Xbox Series X and PS5 expected around November this year, it’s not uncommon for there to be a bit of a tricky transitional period for games between the two generations. While Sony has largely remained fairly quiet on the subject, Microsoft has been very…
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Microsoft Confirms Over 140 Developers Working on Xbox Series X Games
With both the Xbox Series X and PS5 expected to release before the end of the year, while there is plenty of speculation over just how easy it’s going to be to get one of those systems. Another concern, however, has fallen on exactly how many games are going to…
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Epic Games Officially Moves into Publishing!
Between their game engine and online retail portal, the progress made by Epic Games over the last few years has been truly astounding. It seems, however, that they’re not content to just sit back and rest on their laurels. Following the release of a video, Epic Games has confirmed that…
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CD Projekt Red is Officially Europe’s Second-Biggest Game Dev
CD Projekt Red is one of the (sadly) few game developers who are almost universally respected among their fans. Known to not release a game until it’s ready, one of the best examples of this was when they recently announced that upcoming release Cyberpunk 2077 had been delayed from April…
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Interview: Leisure Suit Larry Dev Bares All To eTeknix
Crazy Bunch Discuss Leisure Suit Larry! I must admit, when I heard a new Leisure Suit Larry game was on the way, I had my doubts. As a huge long-term fan of the series, I had been more than a little disappointed with the last couple entries. They lacked any…
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8-Year-Old Game Developer Easily Reaches Kickstarter Target
Ari Hackner is an 8-year-old boy from Los Angeles with a penchant for technology and game development. His mother setup a Kickstarter asking for $1,100 to help with expenses and launch a project designed to enhance his creativity and marketing awareness. With 16 days left, the Kickstarter has already amassed $1,530…
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Xbox One Users May See Some GPU Optimizations Heading to Their Consoles Soon
There has been a lot of debate between PS4 and Xbox One users and which is best powerhouse console in terms of performance. The truth is that it all comes down to optimizations performed on the OS. Just like Apple makes their low-spec older devices run as smooth as the…
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Unreal Engine 4 Powered ARPG Age of Blood Gets Greenlit on Steam
Age of Blood, an ARPG game by the indie developers Galaxy Interactive, has recently been greenlit on Steam as well as a complete re-wrap of everything. The game had started out based on UDK, but the goals for the game just weren’t within reach with that. So an almost complete recode…
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