Michel Ancel unearths Rayman’s long-lost SNES debut after 25 years
Rayman creator Michel Ancel has given fans a rare glimpse of the franchise's pixelated beginnings after unearthing a SNES version of the original Rayman that never saw the light of day.
Writing on Instagram, Ancel explained that before Rayman made its debut on the Atari Jaguar, he was working on a version for Nintendo's popular SNES system.
Despite being playable, that version of the game was never finished, and until now was believed to have been lost for good.
After doing some rummaging, however, Ancel dug up the original SNES ROM, and managed to get the game working again after almost 2…
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Sony quietly stops shipping PlayStation TV in Japan
Reports are circulating today that Sony is quietly halting sales of the PlayStation TV, at least in Japan, as the microconsole's official Japanese product page lists it as being no longer available for shipment.
It's yet unclear what this means for the future of the PlayStation TV, which launched in Japan back in 2013 and was brought to the West a year later. According to a report from Japanese outfit AV Watch (interpreted by Kotaku) the microconsole is seen to be unnecessary in Japan.
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Average U.S. consumer spending on mobile games reached a new high of $12 during April, although the mobile space saw a slight decline in spending for the first time in half a year. According to data from metrics tracking firm SuperData, this drop in mobile game spending, as well as spending declines across the majority of digital video game sectors, caused the digital games market to contract by nearly 5 percent month-over-month, down to $832 million in total sales across all categories. The social games decline slowed down slightly, but not by much — the space lost an estimated 2.7 million monthly active users during April, and saw around $120 million in revenues. Free-to-play MMOs continued to beat down pay-to-play MMOs during April. Overall MMO subscr…Average U.S. mobile game spending reaches a new high – report
SAG-AFTRA strike will continue after union concludes latest talks with major game studios
SAG-AFTRA will continue striking in search of better working conditions and protections for video game performers after extending negotiations with major studios.
The union, which represents approximately 160,000 performers, broadcasters, writers, and entertainment workers including many within the video game industry, has concluded three days of scheduled negations with an employer unit featuring Activision Productions, EA, Insomniac Games, Take 2 Productions, and more.
In a statement issued following the conclusion of those talks, SAG-AFTRA said its strike against those studios signed to the Interactive Media Agreement "remains in effect," with the exception of projects proceeding under the Tiered-Budget I…
Submissions open for 15th annual Into the Pixel game art exhibit
The Academy of Interactive Art and Sciences (AIAS) and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) are accepting submissions for the 15th annual Into the Pixel video game art exhibit.
Into the Pixel was established to celebrate the talented, hard-working artists who help create and shape the many weird, wonderful, and downright gorgeous virtual worlds the games industry knows and loves.
The 2018 collection will be premiered at E3 2018, and will be selected by an panel of jurists including Campo Santo lead artist Jane Ng, Blizzard Entertainment senior art manager Seth Spaulding, and curators Glenn Phillips and Nora Dolan.
Submissions may consist of in-game or concept art, including character, e…
Submit your great Production & Team Management talks for GDC 2018!
Got a great idea for a talk that you'd like to give at next year's Game Developers Conference? Well, time is running out to submit it! GDC 2018 organizers are still accepting submissions to present lectures, roundtables, panels, posters and tutorials through Thursday, August 17th.
Next year the show — the 32nd edition of GDC — will take place March 19-23 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. It will once again play host to thousands of game developers from all around the world for a week of learning, networking and inspiration.
As it continues to come together, organizers want to m…
Starbreeze admits Payday 3 is massively underperforming
Payday 3 maker Starbreeze has explained the co-op shooter is currently performing at "significantly lower levels" than it would like. The developer explained sales and player activity are way below expectations, and said rehabilitating the title remains its "biggest focus and absolute priority."
Payday 3 launched for Windows PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S in September 2023 but has seemingly struggled to win over players. The title currently has a 'mixed' rating on Steam with over 36,000 user reviews, although the vast majority of recent reviews have been 'mostly negative.'
In January, Starbreeze said it had formed a…
Twitch teams up with Harmonix to develop a streaming karaoke game
Twitch is teaming up with Rock Band developer Harmonix to bring Twitch Sings, a streaming karaoke game, to the platform.
Announced during TwitchCon last week, CEO and co-founder of Twitch Emmett Shear described Twitch Sings as a “new category of game that’s made to be streamed," explaining how the audience is integral to the experience. Come from Soccer 13 pools and matches
The partnership makes a lot of sense, considering how Harmonix has experience in developing music-oriented games and karaoke is a performative activity best enjoyed with an audien…
Report- Cut loose from Konami, Kojima is starting his own studio
There's a brief report published (in Japanese) on the Nikkei website this week that claims Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has officially left Konami and is working to establish his own studio. Come from Soccer 13 pools and matches
However, the Nikkei report is thin on details — no clear source is cited, and there's little hard data reported in story (which was quickly translated by NeoGAF users) other than the claim that Kojima's official last day as a Konami employee was December 15th.
Still, that's well in line with previous reports