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A third piece of downloadable content has been announced for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It’s called Dragonborn and will be released on December 4th. It will cost 1,600 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live. A debut trailer can be seen below and suggests that the content will very much return …
Read More »Introducing the GamesAid choir!
GamesAid’s latest fundraising venture has been revealed – a UK games industry choir. The group will give its first performance at the GamesAid Christmas Concert, which takes place on Wednesday December 19th at St Stephen’s, Rosslyn Hill. Tickets cost 20 per adult and 10 for under 16s and are available …
Read More »New iPads sell 3m over the weekend
Apple has announced some impressive numbers for its two newest iPad SKUs over the weekend. Combined sales of the iPad Mini and iPad 4 – both of which were launched across 34 countries last Friday – hit 3m units over the weekend. Apple went on to point out that when …
Read More »NGDC 2012: The importance of music in gaming
Freelance music composer Rich Vreeland, responsible for the stellar soundtrack of this year’s Indie success Fez, spoke about the importance of music in games during the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference in Pune. Having worked on Fez most recently, Vreeland frequently referenced the puzzle-platformer in his keynote address. Speaking about the …
Read More »12 GB super slim PS3 with PS Move bundle priced Rs 18,990 in India
The new 12 GB flash memory model of the super slim PS3 will be available in India as a PlayStation Move bundle at a price of Rs 18,990. The bundle includes the PS3 console, the Move Starter Kit (PlayStation Eye camera, one Move controller) as well as a copy of …
Read More »Apple publishes new Samsung statement – but has it played another trick?
An altered version of Apple’s Samsung lawsuit acknowledgement has been published on the company’s website. On October 18th Apple was ordered by the UK courts to publish an acknowledgement of the court’s ruling that Samsung was not guilty of the patent breaches Apple had accused it of. A statement was …
Read More »Reflections hiring staff for Watch Dogs
Ubisoft's UK studio seeks new developers to work on upcoming triple-A titles
Read More »NGDC 2012: Women in gaming
The video game industry, especially in India, is largely considered a boys club, which is why at NASSCOM’s Game Developer Conference, there was a panel discussion to specifically talk about women in gaming. The panel consisted of Moumita Paul (Lakshya Digital), Purnima Iyer (Pinaka Interactive), Laxmi Desai-Khanolkar (Apar Games), Arpita …
Read More »Scotland in focus – Get involved
Develop's region spotlight is heading to Scotland. Should it stop on your games company?
Read More »HMV Oxford Street to host official COD: Black Ops II UK launch event
Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s official UK launch event will take place at HMV’s Oxford Street store next Monday (November 12th). A 1,000 strong audience is expected, all of whom will receive goody bags. Treyarch developers will be on hand to sign copies of the game and a ‘Zombie …
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