Founder Luke Schneider believes a second tier of pricing, with Achievements, would boost download stats.
Luke Schneider, founder of Radiangames, has suggested that allowing developers to add Achievements to their games would boost the appeal of the Xbox Live Indie Games service.
Schneider spoke to us as part of an interview about his experiences as one of the most well-known developers for the Xbox 360 indie download service, which you can read in full in our new issue, E224.
Developer reveals Hollywood legend has seen upcoming sequel in 3D; claims Crysis 2 is 3D “benchmark”.
Crytek has revealed that James Cameron saw Crysis 2 running in 3D – and was a big fan.
Cevat Yerli, president and creative director at Crytek, told us the news when we interviewed him as part of the Modern Warfare feature which looks at the next generation of the FPS, and is on the cover of our new issue, E224.
Blazblue director says industry should dismiss notion of east-west divide and just make games they want to make.
BlazBlue director Takeshi Yamanaka has dismissed the notion of distinct western and Japanese audiences, saying instead: “I only see gamers.”
Digital copy of the print edition can be viewed on PC, Mac and iOS devices.
If your shelves are buckling under the weight of all those Edge back issues, you may be interested to know that you can now choose to read the print edition of the magazine digitally on PC, Mac and the iOS family through Zinio.
Zinio is a digital subscription service that allows users to shop for, search inside, read, share and save digital content from a wide range of magazines and books. The company offers a free trial-subscription to all new sign-ups.
We look at four of the biggest firstperson shooters arriving this year in our latest issue, out January 18.
Competition tasks developers with making a full PC game in 48 hours; overall winner’s title won’t fit here.
The results of Ludum Dare 19, a PC development challenge which tasks bedroom coders with making a complete game in 48 hours, have been announced.
We examine what it means for gaming now that motion control has made it to all three home consoles.
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Reports claim Q4 release, dual sticks, HD screen; source tells us that’s a “reasonable description”.
Reports today claim that Sony’s long-rumoured PSP successor is as powerful as the PlayStation 3, with a source confirming to us this morning that the leaks are a “reasonable description” of the device’s capability.
Our indie game of 2010 passes the milestone in just eight months, while still in beta.
Much-loved indie hit Minecraft has passed one million sales despite still being in beta, according to developer Notch.
Notch – Marcus Persson in real life – made the announcement in a succinct blog post last night. The world-building PC game was given an initial alpha release in May 2009.
Internet free speech activist known for actions against Scientology and the movie industry takes aim at Sony.
Private US research university Carnegie Mellon is hosting the files hacker George “GeoHot” Hotz used to breach PlayStation 3’s security.
Indie game festival follows last summer’s debut with move to bigger premises; speakers revealed.
UK indie games celebration World Of Love is to make its return on January 28 in London.
Following the success of last summer’s event which was hosted at broadcaster Channel 4’s headquarters, the Winter World Of Love sees the event move to the rather more spacious Conway Hall.
Transfer of 37 staff to Bigpoint prompted by unexpected financial problems; promises legal action.
Planet Moon Studios, the developer of Giants: Citizen Kabuto and Smarty Pants, is taking legal action against firms that were funding its current project.
The news follows yesterday’s announcement that 37 Planet Moon development staff had been acquired by MMOG operator Bigpoint, but had not bought the company or its IP.
Argues ‘App Store’ is a generic term that competitors should be allowed to use; quotes Steve Jobs as proof.
Microsoft is challenging Apple’s bid to trademark the phrase ‘App Store’, arguing that it is a generic term.
Indie darling Limbo leads pack with seven nominations for GDC-hosted awards show.
Organisers of the 11th Game Developers Choice Awards have announced the finalists in 10 different categories ahead of the award ceremony next month.
Leading the charge is Limbo, Playdead Studios’ debut which was released last July on Xbox Live Arcade. It is the most-nominated game, shortlisted in seven of 10 categories.
Firm says it will not release a dedicated portable console; throws weight behind Windows Phone 7.
Microsoft has no plans to release a dedicated gaming handheld, saying that its forays into portable gaming begin and end with Windows Phone 7.
The second part of our look at the effect that games' portrayal of war has on players' perception of it.
You can read part one of this feature, here.
Twisted Pixel describes Capcom Mobile iOS game MaXplosion as “complete theft”.
Indie developer Twisted Pixel has accused Capcom of what it describes as “complete theft” of its XBLA hit ‘Splosion Man.
Lima Sky seeking to force other developers to remove mention of ‘doodle’ from their apps.
Lima Sky, developer of iOS game Doodle Jump, is telling developers of other apps bearing the name ‘doodle’ that they are in violation of its trademark.
GeoHot and hacking group fail0verflow accused of copyright infringement and computer fraud.
Sony has fired its first shot in response to the hackers that breached the PlayStation 3’s security measures by taking legal action against those it alleges are responsible.
How are the compromises in military shooters affecting our perception of war?
MMOG operator snaps up 37 technical staff from Smarty Pants developer.
MMOG operator Bigpoint has announced that it has recruited 37 members of staff from Planet Moon Studios.
The acquisition means Bigpoint’s San Francisco studio now numbers almost 100 staff. Bigpoint – which recently announced its userbase had passed the 150 million mark - says the team has already been integrated and are working on several titles.
Email newsletter from Japanese support team allegedly reveals games will be region protected.
Games for Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS handheld are to ship with region protection, according to reports.
A poster on gaming forum NeoGaf claims to have sight of an email newsletter from Nintendo Japan’s support team confirming that games will only work on a 3DS purchased in the same region.
Whose job is it to ensure that when you buy a graphics card, you get what you’re paying for? The same people whose job it is to ensure that when a developer spends money supporting that graphics card, it stands to get it back. Responsible for the chief ‘enabler’ in today’s PC gaming, the GPU, companies like AMD and Nvidia are the platform holders, expected to support game makers as much as any Microsoft or Sony.
Free download allows checking of friends list, trophies, latest news; released elsewhere in due course.
The PlayStation Official App has been released this afternoon to UK and some EU users. It is available through the App Store and Android Marketplace now.
The app, a free download, allows users to log in to their PlayStation Network account and view trophies and the online status of those on their friends list.
GamersFirst outlines complex signup procedure for troubled MMOG’s free-to-play reboot.
GamersFirst has opened registrations for the closed beta phase of MMOG reboot APB Reloaded.