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Epic To Update Unreal Engines Pricing Targeting Industries Outside of Game Development
The other week Unity blew up the game development side of the internet by introducing new fees for their users which received quite a lot of deserved backlash. Following this Epic Games has taken a risk by announcing some pricing changes for their Unreal Engine software which fortunately do seem…
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Netflix Begins Hiring For A Major Gaming Title?
Over the last few years streaming giant Netflix has been making more and more overtures to wanting to get into the world of video games. Admittedly, exactly what form this would take has always been a little unclear with most rumours suggesting they were initially looking to go down the…
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SEGA Teases ‘Super Game’ to Investors Claiming it Could Generate Over $670M
While SEGA was once one of the biggest names in home gaming, today, their business platform is, at least in terms of general consumer perception, very different indeed. You see, rather than actually making in-house titles anymore, they now generally tend to prefer to act merely as a publisher (and…
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Cliff Bleszinski Leaves Gaming Development for Musical Theater
Bleszinski on Broadway Legendary game producer Cliff “CliffyB” Bleszinski seemingly announced his departure from the “Toxic AF” world of gaming development last month. CliffyB’s resume includes classic games such as Jazz Jackrabbit, Unreal Tournament, and the Gears of War series. Whether he is leaving gaming development permanently behind is anybody’s…
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Microsoft Releases Slimline Windows 10 for the Raspberry Pi
Microsoft has unveiled a developer-focused, Windows 10 edition designed for the Rapsberry Pi. Windows 10 IoT Core is targeted towards small form-factor devices and doesn’t utilize the default Windows shell. This means you create your own Universal Windows App and construct a visual frontend. To access these creation tools, you need a…
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Blizzard’s Rob Pardo, Chief Creative Officer, Leaves the Company After 17 Years
Blizzard Entertainment will have a new executive position to fill, with Rob Pardo, Chief Creative Officer, announcing he is leaving the company after 17 years. Pardo’s resume includes design credits with the following game titles over the years: World of Warcraft, StarCraft, StarCraft: Brood War, Warcraft 3 and Diablo 3.…
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At Least Half of UK Game Studios Have Four or Less Employees
The video game industry is currently changing in the UK, and 59 percent of UK studios have a full-time staff of four employees or less, according to the UK independent games trade group. It’s a nine percent increase compared to 2013, with the studios showing a trend of…
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Havok Takes Project Anarchy Out Of Beta
Havok has announced that it has released the first full release of Project Anarchy. Project Anarchy is an end-to-end mobile game development engine which includes Autodesk’s Scaleform for free, full Tizen OS support and other additional features. Project Anarchy includes Havok’s Vision Engine together with access to Havok’s industry-leading suite…
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