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Once renowned as the creator of Driver, Reflections subsequently faded from prominence, handing the limelight to its sibling Ubisoft studios. With the success of Grow Home and The Division, the developer has returned to reclaim its fame
Read More »Studio Spotlight: Super Punk Games
Develop catches up with the Nottingham-based team behind The Last Leviathan
Read More »Unreal expectations: Why engines face a greater technical challenge than ever
Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney talks about the firm’s efforts to blend the virtual world and reality, how indies can be built into businesses
Read More »Unity’s John Riccitiello: ‘There’s no food too good for the indie developer to eat’
Following the platform’s switch to a subscription model, Unity CEO John Riccitiello discusses balancing triple-A ambitions with accessibility, convincing smaller studios to take on the mobile giants and going beyond its origins as the ‘indie engine’
Read More »ID@Xbox turns three: How has Microsoft’s indie revolution fared?
When it launched in August 2013, Microsoft’s ID@Xbox initiative marked a bold commitment to independent development by the platform holder. Three years on, what’s next for the programme?
Read More »‘Blackwood Crossing is our first grown-up game’
Fresh from its triumph as this year’s UK Game of the Show at Gamescom, PaperSeven studio head Alice Guy discusses the developer’s highly propitious first-person drama
Read More »Oculus swipes an Emmy for VR animation Henry
Project becomes first virtual reality movie Outstanding Original Interactive Program to win an Emmy
Read More »Want to be an IGF judge? Applications are now open
Devs, journalists, academics and other members of the industry invited to assess games’ visuals, audio, narrative and more
Read More »Six and Merged dev Gram Games to open London studio
Mobile creator currently looking to hire experts in mid-core development
Read More »Former Relentless devs set up new studio BottledBy
Buzz developer closed in August after 13 years
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