James Batchelor (Page 158)

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Worlds-as-a-service: Charting the future of location-based games

Mantle CEO Dean Gifford on why his team can finally build the tech that will take geo-location game design from Pokémon Go to GTA Worldwide

Dec. 5, 2016 James Batchelor

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Sony already the market leader in virtual reality

New report suggests successful launch of PlayStation VR and PS4 install base puts platform holder ahead of Oculus and Vive

Dec. 5, 2016 James Batchelor

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That Dragon, Cancer co-dev: “You chose to love us through our grief”

Ryan Green gave a heartfelt acceptance speech as tale of child cancer picked up Game Award

Dec. 2, 2016 James Batchelor

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Charity games bundle raises over $160,000

A Good Bundle featured 173 games from more than 115 developers, organised with Itch.io

Dec. 2, 2016 James Batchelor

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“Current virtual reality experiences are too expendable”

Brandwidth's head of innovation and Develop:VR keynote speaker Dean Johnson says the industry needs to make tech less disposable

Dec. 1, 2016 James Batchelor

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Rovio spin-off Hatch aims to be the Netflix of mobile games

Mobile streaming platform allows smart devices users to play titles on demand, share video clips and play single-player games together even when in different locations

Nov. 30, 2016 James Batchelor

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ASA rules No Man's Sky advertising did not mislead consumers

Organisation believes procedurally generated nature of the game means all images and footage are representative of final product

Nov. 30, 2016 James Batchelor

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“It made me feel less alone, realising other girls want to make video games”

Last month's XX+ Game Jam was a new initiative to bring more women into games development, but what impact did it have for its participants?

Nov. 29, 2016 James Batchelor

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tinyBuild accuses N-Dream, iLogos of ripping off SpeedRunners

In responses to takedown request N-Dream appears to blame iLogos, the studio it allegedly contracted for Runorama

Nov. 29, 2016 James Batchelor

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“Virtual reality needs to find its own voice”

Game Futures' Aki Järvinen ponders the next stage of VR's evolution now that headsets are finally on shelves

Nov. 28, 2016 James Batchelor

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Sproing Interactive is restructuring

UPDATE: Austria's largest games developer says it is not entirely insolvent or closed, laying off two teams after project cancellation

Nov. 28, 2016 James Batchelor

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King competition will take six devs to GDC 2017

Casual games firm wants developers to use its 2D engine Defold to build new titles

Nov. 28, 2016 James Batchelor

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New study explores sexism among Twitch commenters

Female streamers more likely to receive comments about their appearance than the games they play

Nov. 25, 2016 James Batchelor

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Post-Brexit skills gap concerns lead agenda at TIGA Education Summit

Universities from around the UK are concerned leaving the EU will cut off much-needed skills supply

Nov. 24, 2016 James Batchelor

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Creative England: “The biggest challenge for indies today is not money, it's noise”

Head of Games Rob Crossley on helping indies and growing diversity as organisation launches £1m development fund for Leeds

Nov. 24, 2016 James Batchelor

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GameStop forecasts bigger-than-expected holiday sales drop

World's largest games retailer predicts decline during crucial selling period

Nov. 23, 2016 James Batchelor

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App Annie: Subscriptions model will bleed into mobile gaming

CMO Al Campa believes there's opportunity to “attract a new type of customers” with monthly fees

Nov. 22, 2016 James Batchelor

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"Mobile strategy games haven't really changed in ten years"

Ex-CCP devs Solid Clouds aims to shake up the strategy genre and bridge the gap between desktop and mobile with Starborne

Nov. 22, 2016 James Batchelor

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Australian college offering $500,000 in game and film scholarships

Half of the spaces saved for women and underrepresented populations, CG Spectrum stresses this is not “token diversity”

Nov. 21, 2016 James Batchelor

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Desert Bus For Hope raises $700,000 for charity

Record amount for tenth iteration of annual video gaming marathon, funds will go to children's hospitals

Nov. 21, 2016 James Batchelor

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Vicarious Visions founders form new game developer Velan Studios

Bala brothers will focus on experimental games, still based in Upstate New York

Nov. 21, 2016 James Batchelor

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Unity Certification now available from external trainers and partners

Certification program launched at GDC expands beyond Unity-hosted ends, can now be offered by universities, resellers and more

Nov. 18, 2016 James Batchelor

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Is honesty the best policy?

Weekly round-up: EA's new YouTube rules and Game Awards premieres call for more transparency from a highly exposed industry

Nov. 18, 2016 James Batchelor

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Zelnick: Annual releases burn out franchises

Take-Two CEO says publisher doesn't exhaust its IP the way its rivals do, aims to have at least one blockbuster launch per year

Nov. 18, 2016 James Batchelor

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PlayStation Vue now available via Apple TV

Sony's live TV streaming service expands to new platform following wave of user requests

Nov. 18, 2016 James Batchelor