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As ‘Antennagate’ rumbled on Apple responded with one of the most astonishing press releases ever released – not that any of it stopped the iPhone 4 outselling Microsoft’s Kin by what can only be described as a gargantuan amount. Developer Tim Schafer laid into Bobby Kotick and Microsoft finally confirmed …
Read More »Activision suing EA over Infinity Ward claims
The legal spat between Activision and the former owners of Infinity Ward has taken another interesting twist with news that Activision is now suing EA as part of its lawsuit. Amongst the many accusations in Activision’s original lawsuit against Jason West and Vince Zampella was one of "insubordination", with suggestions …
Read More »Black Ops sales pass $1bn
Activision’s November release Call of Duty: Black Ops has now generated revenues in excess of $1bn. It hit the milestone in just six weeks on the market. The achievement is just the latest in a long line of impressive accomplishments by the game. In its first week in the UK …
Read More »1.5m WP7 phones shipped
A total of 1.5m Windows Phone 7 handsets have been shipped since its launch six weeks ago, Microsoft claims. We started fresh with Windows Phone 7, and it’s a different kind of phone,” vice president of business and marketing for Windows phones Achim Berg said in an interview posted on …
Read More »Can London drive growth in the UK games industry?
New Develop feature explores the cityâ??s growth prospects
Read More »Develop is 10 â?? read the special issue now
Develop looks back at a decade covering the industry as we celebrate 10 years in print
Read More »Just Dance 2 – the REAL UK Xmas No.1?
Black Ops may rule the roost in terms of blockbuster sales and be this year’s official Xmas No.1 – but the teams and Ubisoft and Nintendo are probably still smiling regardless. Just Dance 2 may not have outsold the combined might of Call of Duty, which typically skews towards 360 …
Read More »London calling
Londonâ??s dev community is growing fast. What does the city offer those who set up shop there?
Read More »Unreal Engine 3 game comes to Android [Update 1]
Epic Games VP clarifies 'Android UDK' rumours
Read More »Uncharted headed for PSP2
Reports suggest that a new Uncharted game is in development for the PSP2. US games publication Game Informer claims it has been told that a spin-off of the popular PS3 adventure series is due for release on Sony’s next handheld by Christmas 2011, according to CVG. The developers we talked …
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