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Playground Games leaders form new AAA studio Maverick Games

GamesIndustry.biz

Some of the leaders behind the Forza Horizon series have formed a new AAA games studio in Leamington Spa called Maverick Games. He is joined by other ex-Playground veterans including executive producer Tom Butcher, CTO Matt Craven, content director Gareth Harwood and audio director Fraser Strachan.

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Microsoft: "This is the darkest day in our four decades in Britain"

GamesIndustry.biz

Speaking during the BBC's Wake Up To Money , Smith stopped short of saying Microsoft would cut investment in the UK, but admitted that the company's confidence is shaken. Microsoft is a major business that operates in the UK, and in terms of video games, it operates a number of UK studios, including Rare, Playground Games and Ninja Theory. "I

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David Olamide’s joyous journey that led to an internship in his own company

PreMortem.Games

In addition, balancing his fifth year as a Computer Engineering student and a pivotal role at Avalon, an American-based software company was no small feat. In fact, it took tact and at some point, he even convinced his university and successfully interned in his own company. A Digital Playground Ten was the age of wonder for Olamide.

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Glorious gaming summer marred by industry myopia

Game Daily

All are story-intensive role-playing games featuring myriad characters and large, explorable worlds. They also show – in their different ways – that there are many ways to create excitement and energy in the market, through bold game design, smart marketing, and intelligent planning, not to mention confident investment.

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Playground fights led to the sister’s power house Blind Bend Studio

PreMortem.Games

But fortune smiled upon Teninke, when her brother eventually “outgrew” his gaming phase, leaving the console all to herself. Among the assortment of games, at Teninke’s disposal, one stood out like a shiny pearl. As an allegory of society, we put a character in the game who has to survive a post-war world.

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Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #2

The Bottom Feeder

Eighteen full-length games now complete. One of my fondest gaming activities is playing shooters on the couch with my wife. I mean, this is a trademark feature of a major, major game series being published by only, like, the biggest software company in the world. This may have been too many. Crass Self-Promotion!

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Reality, Upgraded: Navigating VR/AR Gaming with Alex Silkin

Game Dev Unchained

Virtual Reality’s Second Surge As the first decade of commercial virtual reality (VR) draws to a close, we caught up with seasoned game developer, Alex Silkin , to discuss the twists, turns, and future of the VR and augmented reality (AR) industry.