05 Dec
Eidos Montreal revealed its brand new game engine today, the Dawn Engine, announcing it will be the “cornerstone” for all Deus Ex Universe projects. The company also explained that Deus Ex Universe doesn’t refer to a single game or massively multiplayer online title, but instead the fictional world and lore that will include multiple games […]
05 Dec
2K Games has announced a new development studio called Hangar 13, and is being headed by industry veteran Haden Blackman. Blackman began his career as a writer for LucasArts Entertainment and went on to work as the franchise director and senior executive producer for the Star Wars video games. “At Hangar 13, our mantra is […]
02 Dec
Nate Wells and Crystal Dynamics have announced that the former Naughty Dog art director has joined the studio in the same role. “We’re thrilled to welcome Nate Wells @PrettyLarceny to the CrystalD family as our newest Art Director/Tree Aficionado!” Crystal Dynamics wrote on Twitter. Wells previously worked at Irrational Games for 13 years before joining […]
25 Nov
Double Fine has told GamesIndustry.biz that it has had to layoff 12 people, due to a publisher cancelling an unannounced project. “One of our unannounced projects was unexpectedly cancelled by its publisher, forcing us to reduce our staff by 12 people. Our remaining projects–Broken Age, Massive Chalice, and Grim Fandango Remastered, were unaffected,” studio head […]