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Price of middleware acquisition given by investor; deal closes in five days
Read More »Coventry’s Serious Games Institute buys virtual world tech
UK university will use OLIVE to support research and development
Read More »Emergent: ‘We’ve levelled the playing field for games developers’
Tools firm CEO says new online platform alters the 'risk/reward' of production and investment
Read More »This week’s studio profile: Shin’en
We take a trip to Germany to speak with the handheld specialist studio
Read More »Shin’en
We take a trip to Germany to speak with the team at Munich-based Shin'enâ?¦
Read More »Crytek grants first educational licence for CryEngine 2
US institute Ringling College of Art and Design to use Crytek middleware in teaching
Read More »Middleware firm Havok snapped up by Intel
Develop reports that Havok is to be acquired by Intel for an undisclosed sum. The middleware company’s new owner said the move will let developers working in games and digital animation "take advantage of Intel’s innovation and technology leadership". Havok’s tools, which cover Physics, Animation and character-focused Behavior modules, are …
Read More »Emergent’s Behaviour
Gamebryo vendor Emergent is riding a wave of expansion and announcements, recently unveiling a new online games platform and increased support for Wii in its game engine. We caught up with CEO Geoffery Selzer and new president Scott Johnson to find out more about the company's plansâ?¦
Read More »Intel buys Havok
Surprise acquisition sees award-winning tools firm become subsidiary of computing giant
Read More »Game Connection unveils Level Up scheme
Program designed to help new studios and service firms
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