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Canadian studio United Front Games has returned from the brink with the backing of new partner Square Enix, with the Tokyo publisher revealing it will revive the True Crime project. United Front spent some three years building True Crime: Hong Kong, but in February Activision rocked the studio by unexpectedly …

Sony has announced it has acquired Infamous and Sly Cooper studio Sucker Punch Productions for an undisclosed fee. The Washington-based developer – which has around 75 employees – attracted Sony with its successful range of PS3-exclusive titles, reports Reuters. Sony already owned the rights to most of the studio’s IP. …

Dare to be Digital 2011 team Digital Hazards talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Shadow Light.

Crytek is convinced CryEngine 3 is ready for the growing diversity of games platforms

Lollipop Chainsaw will be published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment outside of Asian territories. The game is the latest title from Grasshopper Manufacture, the Japanese studio led by quirky developer Goichi ‘Suda 51’ Suda. It was originally announced last month, and will be handled by Warner as part of a …

Dare to be Digital 2011 team Crispy Nugget Studios talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Galaxy Guardians.

Digital push for Wii U and 3DS, but free-to-play 'could damage premium value of games'

Sega Sammy has made a 17.4m loss for the first quarter of its financial year. One of the biggest areas to suffer was its consumer business, which includes console and PC games. Sega sold 2,330,000 games during Q1, far below its performance the year before. In total the consumer business …

Dare to be Digital 2011 team Ape-y Eyes talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title PaperQuest.

Apple and Microsoft 'unresponsive', says Rubicon, but Sony 'is engaged with mobile devs'