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The hype is still building for the fifith iteration in the Call Of Duty series, World At War, but Activision’s CEO Bobby Kotick has already confirmed that a sixth game is being lined up for 2009. In an earnings call with investors, Kotick also said that the title would follow …
Read More »Autodesk launches Mudbox 2009
Texture painting and on-target display head improvement roster
Read More »Doublesix widens remit to include PSP and iPhone
Develop Award winning digital download team targets more formats
Read More »10tacle declares insolvency but UK studio is ‘unaffected’
Germany HQ'd studio network runs out of cash, but UK racing team Blimey still operating
Read More »Q&A: David Gosen, Xbox
Yesterday, Xbox VP David Gosen keynoted the UK Gamefest event, revealing a big investment in Europe on all fronts, including development. We spoke to him after to gauge his thoughts on developing for peripheral based games, the industry talent pipeline, and where exactly Microsoft is spending to 'win' in Europeâ?¦
Read More »Havok signs ‘perpetual’ licensing deal with Microsoft Game Studios
Format-holders' internal teams across the world to use Havok animation tech
Read More »Bright rising Eastern star
From the land of the online game comes a solution for online behaviour and bandwidth testing we discoverâ?¦
Read More »Ultizen secures $6 million VC funding
Chinese outsourcer will use money to further growth 'through acquisitions'
Read More »An Enlightened View
In this opinion piece Chris Doran, founder of Enlighten game lighting tool creator Geomerics, aruges the case for why developers should be looking to film not just for inspiration in storytelling, but in the use of smart lighting and camera tricks, to inspire their gamesâ?¦
Read More »HSC Labs picks HeroEngine
Las Vegas-based developer thinks middleware will 'push production dates backwards for the first time'
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