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Develop Conference: Lift London head says it's about game quality, not budget

As well as 120 speakers and seven keynotes at the eighth industry conference

Richard Keith, the publisher of Edge, PC Gamer and Xbox 360: The Official Magazine, is leaving Future. It comes ahead of what will be a ‘review of the publishing structure’ at Future’s games division. The news follows a drop in revenue for Future as revealed in its last financial statement. …

A second game has succumbed to Australia’s Classification system. Xbox Live hit State of Decay has been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board. We’ve run afoul of certain prohibitions regarding the depiction of drug use,” the game’s developer Undead Labs revealed on its forums. We’re working with Microsoft to …

We highlight the audio track at this year's Brighton conference

Deep Silver’s Saints Row 4 has become the first game to be banned in Australia since the introduction of new classification guidelines. In January the Australian government overhauled its rating system, introducing a new R18+ tier for the first time that was supposed to allow mature games a route to …

Hurry! There’s only two weeks left to book your place in this year’s Sourcebook. Sourcebook is the essential guide to agencies and service companies working in video games, technology and entertainment. And you only have until July 5th to secure your space in the 2013 edition, giving you the chance …

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Tragnarion Studios. Tragnarion Studios Sector:Software DevelopmentYear Established:2003Number of employees:20 to 50Address:Concepcin Arenal 10Phone:+34 971 91 05 57 Key contacts:Ake Mora – ake.mora@tragnarion.comOmar Salleh – omar.salleh@tragnarion.com Website:www.tragnarion.comEmail:contact@tragnarion.comFacebook:Click hereTwitter:Click hereLinkedIn:Click hereYouTube:Click here Tragnarion Studios is a team of game …

Berni Good tells Develop what studios can learn from cyberpsychology

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with advertising network Adcash. Adcash Sector:Monetization and Payment ServicesYear Established:2007Number of employees: 21Address:Kaupmehe 7-A10, 10114 Tallinn, EstionaPhone:+372 53481161 Key contacts:Thomas Padovani, CEO – thomas@adcash.comGregorio Machadino, General Manager – gregorio@adcash.comClmence Etienne, Sales Director – clemence@adcash.comJosepha Frier, Marketing Manager – …