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BUILT AS PART of a collaboration between the Universities of York, Essex and Goldsmiths (pictured), the Intelligent Games and Games Intelligence Centre for Doctoral Training is being designed to train the next generation of researchers and games developers. With the backing of 60 games


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Founded: 2013 Location: Essex/London/York, UK www.iggi.org.uk


companies and academics, the programme will teach students key industry skills and also place them on two work placements during the course. IGGI will begin its first intake of students in October 2014, and Develop has been told if all goes well, there’s a possibility the programme will continue.


INXILE ENTERTAINMENT«


BRIAN FARGO’S INXILE Entertainment studio was one of the first developers to take advantage of crowdfunding through Kickstarter, and raised $3 million for Wasteland 2 (pictured), a sequel to the 1998 classic. The studio also took advantage of the website again last year, breaking records as it closed funding at $4.19 million for RPG Torment: Tides of Numenera. Wasteland 2 is already out in


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Founded: 2002 Location: Newport Beath, California, USA www.inxile-entertainment.com @Inxile_Ent


ONES TO WATCH 2014


early access form on Steam, while Torment is expected to release later this year. The studio certainly fits the bill as one to watch this year, and will prove or disprove whether crowdfunding can really work in games.


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