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A brand new Microsoft-owned development studio has been created in London. It is being head up by the former production director at Rare, Lee Schuneman, and will focus on developing for Windows 8 tablet devices. Schuneman will report to Microsoft’s corporate VP of interactive entertainment Phil Harrison. The office will …
Read More »Wii U UK release date set for November 30th
Nintendo's next-gen console to launch in Europe one week before Japan
Read More »Jagex hires ex-Bigpoint MD as VP of third-party publishing
Rob Ollett to manage RuneScape studio's new developer platform
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: Brand Manager career profile
Continuing our Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, today’s career profile looks at the role of a Brand Manager with Ubisoft’s Rachael Grant. How would you summarise your role?I am the brand evangelist for certain Ubisoft products in the UK, and it’s my role to ensure that these …
Read More »Ubisoft: Next-gen will have fewer triple-A games
Free-to-play mobile games enable developers to test out new ideas for other platforms, says Guillemot
Read More »Australia R18+ guidelines highlight ‘harmful interactivity’
Game classification report details acceptable themes and depictions for developers
Read More »Square Enix CEO and the death of consoles in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV is now available to download – and it is jam-packed with great features, including an extensive interview with Square Enix CEO, Yoichi Wada. In this 72-page edition, you’ll also find analysis on Kickstarter, Steam, Ubisoft’s digital plans and Tekken. We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download …
Read More »Nintendo sets US and Japan Wii U release dates
Wii U '20 times more powerful than the Wii'
Read More »Zynga to import two Japanese games
Asia division of social company bringing two RPGs to US
Read More »Win a Nokia Lumia 800 at next week’s Develop Quiz
New Year Develop Quiz announced for January 30th
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