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Read More »Epic Citadel comes to HTML5
fEpic Games' partnership with Mozilla brings Unreal tech demo to the web
Read More »Report: Aliens Colonial Marines co-developer files for bankruptcy protection
Aliens: Colonial Marines and Section 8 developer TimeGate Studios has filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Polygon reports that site has obtained court documents stating as much about the Texas-based studio from the Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court filed earlier this week. The petition, filed by TimeGate itself, lists …
Read More »First Develop Conference speakers confirmed
Boss Alien, Thechineseroom, Kinesthetic Games and Simteractive all set to take to the stage
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts goes official, gets release date; Uses next-gen game engine
The franchise that has defined a generation of gaming is set to raise the bar once again with the all-new Call of Duty: Ghosts.” That’s the opening gambit of Activision’s official announcement of the new Call of Duty. Despite dropping the Modern Warfare subtitle, the game is being developed by …
Read More »Sony execs give up bonuses
40 executives, including CEO, forgo $10 million in "unprecedented" gesture
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts dated, reveal at Xbox event
Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Ghosts for PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and next-gen consoles a few days after it was leaked by a couple of retailers. The announcement was supplemented with a short live action teaser trailer, which you can check out below. The Call of Duty-Xbox partnership …
Read More »Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol hits iOS this month
2K Games and Firaxis have announced Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol will launch for iOS devices worldwide next week. The World War I dogfighting strategy game will be offered as a free download via Apple’s App Store starting May 9th. All downloads gain access to the British campaign and multiplayer side, …
Read More »SOURCEBOOK: Amiqus profile
Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms kicks off with Amiqus. Amiqus Sector:RecruitmentYear Established: 2000Number of employees: 20Address:101 Dalton Avenue, Birchwood Park, Warrington, WA3 6YFPhone number:01925 839700 Key contacts:Liz Prince – liz.prince@amiqus.comStig Stand – stig.strand@amiqus.comSimon Pittam – simon.pittam@amiqus.comMeg Daintith – meg.daintith@amiqus.comPeter Leonard – Peter.Leonard@amiqus.com Website:www.amiqus.comEmail: hello@amiqus.comTwitter:@weareamiqusLinkedIn:Click …
Read More »Training Spotlight: Teesside University
Develop takes you to a respected games courses in the north of England
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