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Read More »Call of Duty Mobile in development at Activision Leeds
UK industry stalwart and UKIE chairman Andy Payne has revealed that Activision is working on an iOS and mobile version of Call of Duty. Furthermore, it’s being developed by Activision’s new Leeds studio, which was founded in November 2011. "Activision are like a machine," Payne told Videogamer.com. "I have to …
Read More »Sony: ‘We need retail for next generation’
The success of PS4, Xbox 720 and Wii U rests on retail, says Sony. UK boss Fergal Gara says the High Street is suffering a ‘readjustment’ following the steep games market decline since 2008. Over the last 12 months alone, the number of UK specialists has dropped by 300 (see …
Read More »Ex-Eidos exec appointed as Women in Games CEO
Not-for-profit organisation Women in Games Jobs has hired the former head of business development for New Media at Eidos as its first CEO. Gina Jackson, who has also worked at companies such as Kuju and Ocean Software, will work on developing partnerships and initiatives for the organisation to help encourage …
Read More »2K crosses Borders for Gamescom road trip
Journalists, don’t book that flight to Gamescom just yet! 2K wants to take you for free. On their bus. The Borderlands 2 bus will take press from London to Cologne, leaving early August 14th and returning on August 18th. All you have to do is email matt.roche@2K.com to secure you …
Read More »Documents hint at redesigned, slimmer PS3
Documents filed by the US regulatory body FCC (Federal Communications Commission) suggest that a super slim PS3 console is on the horizon. Spotted by Japanese website Pocket News, the documents talk about the PS3 4000 series. The current PS3 3000 series was released in 2009 and is a slimmer version …
Read More »PS4, Xbox 720 "will fail if they let retail dictate game pricing"
Both the PS4 and Xbox 720 will fail if they do not reject physical media in favour of digital distribution, the co-founder of Codemasters has boldly claimed. In what amounts to a scathing attack on games retail, David Darling stated: Sony and Microsoft cannot let the retailers dictate game prices …
Read More »50% off Call of Duty DLC for a week
DLC for both Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops is available at half of its normal cost for the next week. The deal kicked off in the US yesterday (July 3rd) and has begun in Europe and the UK today. Furthermore, a portion of the profits from …
Read More »DEVELOP AWARDS COUNTDOWN: More than 100 companies on board
Over 500 attendees expected at prestigious ceremony celebrating the industry's finest
Read More »The Develop in Brighton Twitter interview
4.30pm today: Miles Jacobson, Andrew Smith and Will Luton look forward to the Develop in Brighton Conference
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