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Darrell Rodriguez, the president of LucasArts, has spoken to MCV’s sister publication Develop about the scale of the company’s plans for its Clone Wars brand. "It’s a phenominal brand and we are proud to be part of it," said Rodriguez. "It is a gigantic project for the entire Lucas family …
Read More »Twitter the E3 hype machine of choice
Few things get the hype juices flowing as readily as E3, but this year has seen many of gaming’s big names turn to communications revolution Twitter to crank up the excitement ahead of their big reveals. For instance, in the last few hours alone we’ve had the likes of: Sony …
Read More »LucasArts president Darrell Rodriguez: The First Interview
E3'09: Studio boss talks to Develop about games/movie cross overs, Star Wars... and Monkey Island
Read More »Trade holds breath for E3’s ‘make or break’ year
E3 2009 has to strike the delicate balance between showbiz and circumspection to secure its future as the global industry’s central showcase. After two years of publicly-acknowledged disappointment, the global publishing community has come together to demand a return to the ‘glamour’ of expos gone by. Following comments from EA …
Read More »Guantanamo Bay Xbox game on the way
The developer of a controversial new game that centres around detention camp Guantanamo Bay has told MCV that it will release the title over Xbox Live in October if it can’t find a publishing partner. Edinburgh-based T-Enterprise said that it didn’t want to be known as an ‘extreme’ studio due …
Read More »Update your diary with Develop’s events guide
Develop's guide to the industry's forthcoming conferences, shows and networking opportunities
Read More »Call of Duty sales pass 35m
The boss of Activision Publishing boss Mike Griffith has stated that total sales of the Call of Duty titles have now hit an eye-watering 35m units worldwide. Gamespot adds that 11m of those sales have come from the latest release, World at War. In addition, the exec also stated that …
Read More »Warner announces LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Warner has announced it will be releasing LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 in 2010. The latest Traveller’s Tales game will be based on the first four Harry Potter books and movies, allowing players to take on the role of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and a wealth of other …
Read More »Dont mention Gran Turismo 5
With the new PSP Metal Gear Solid title catching most of the pre-E3 conference software hype for Sony’s portable at the moment, the fact that talk of Gran Turismo PSP has resurfaced has crept under many people’s radars. The elusive racer was mentioned as part of John Koller’s leaked PSP …
Read More »PlayStation Home to host Sonyâ??s E3 press conference
E3 â??09 But not Microsoftâ??s, nor Nintendoâ??s â?? understandable or unreasonable?
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