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Microsoft’s Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has published the 2007 bestseller list for Xbox Live Arcade, and the chart is dominated by well-known long-running games brands. The 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game takes the crown, with the likes of Worms, Castlevanie, Bomberman and Sonic the Hedgehog taking other spots in …
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Mobile media firm Handmark set to buy British smartphone and iPod game specialist
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New game from Radical uses Neural-THX 7.1 Surround Sound
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Classic brands and well-known casual games dominate
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PC catalogue now available on Valveâ??s network
Read More »The perils of multi-format games development
SPECIAL FEATURE: Develop investigates how making games for multiple SKUs has impacted studios
Read More »‘UK Government must act on tax breaks’
SPECIAL REPORT: Leading UK developers urge authorities to act in providing further industry support
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Gore Verbinski set for keynote address at February event
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The recent approval of French government tax breaks for developers by the EU was greeted with considerable interest at Blitz HQ.
Read More »Q&A: Microsoft Research Labs’ Joaquin Quiñonero Candela
Late last year Microsoft announced a new XNA AI competition Silicon Minds, which offers contestants the chance to win an internship at Lionhead, Rare, or Microsofot's Research Labs team in Cambridge. We spoke to Microsoft Research Labs' Joaquin Quiñonero Candela to find out more�
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