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But is the dormant giant, which will eventually hold 800 devs, working on next-gen tech?

Development team for Ubisoft surprise hit goes from over 30 staff to almost 60

In a damning assessment of Activision’s quarterly financial report, analyst Michael Pachter has claimed that he fears Activision has begun to slip a bit” and that November’s Call of Duty: Black Ops will fail to match the performance of last year’s global hit Modern Warfare 2. The Q2 results were …

Japanese publisher and developer Square Enix has reported an impressive 814 per cent year-on-year increase in operating profit to YEN 5,434m for the quarter ending June 30th 2010. Recurring income was up 124 per cent at YEN 3,426m while net sales grew by 11 per cent to YEN 32,540m. Net …

Activision has reported a 12 per cent jump in earnings for the quarter ending June 30th 2010, though it was the reported rise of its digital sales that have really caught the eye. The publisher stated that for the first time in its history, sales from its digital channels outstripped …

Japanese firm suffers continuing losses, closes YoY deficit gap

Develop's interviews with this year's winners kicks off with Side creative director Andy Emery

Konami’s latest quarterly financials report a massive 244.7 per cent year-on-year jump in net income to YEN 1,265m compared to the 93.5 per cent dip it suffered in the same period the year before. Operating income shot 187.9 per cent to YEN 2,879m though net revenue fell five per cent …

Publisher Activision has denied allegations that it has a sexist development agenda that forbids the use of female lead characters in its titles. The claims come from a speculative report on Gamasutra that cites a number of unnamed sources. Games with female leads don’t sell,” it reads. At least that’s …

Dare to be Digital 2010 team That Game Studio talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Twang!