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EA Sports boss Peter Moore has warned that the development world’s obsession with high Metacritic scores may leave gamers in the dark. Metacritic scores have previously been worked into the development teams’ objectives, and the hardest task fell to the FIFA crew, who were challenged by Moore to go out …

Outspoken US video games analyst Michael Pachter has told MCV that despite Activision’s three-pronged denial that it is intending to introduce paid-for multiplayer in its Call of Duty titles, he still believes Activision is planning some premium functionality for future titles. If they say you won’t ever HAVE to pay-to-play …

EA Sports engine to give soldiers pitch-slick animations, says Moore

Call of Duty is one of the biggest brands the world of gaming has ever known – but new CEO Eric Hirshberg thinks the franchise’s credentials go far further than that. The Call of Duty franchise is a force of nature,” he told IGN. I think it is the closest …

PlayStation Home looks set to get a huge boost – thanks to a deal that will see a number of indie games hits republished in the virtual world. Working with Codename, an independent publisher formed by the team that curates the IndieCade events run at E3 and GameCity in Nottingham, …

Keynote discussion from the Deus Ex creator

Dare to be Digital 2010 team Various Artists talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry Legendary Crusaders.

Next year already booked after key developer event continues to thrive

Official guidelines tell developers that they should stick to 720p for 3D titles

Company spokesperson insists Black left for other reasons