Game development news

A new piece of software developed by Definitive Software and published by Eidos will position Sony's PSP as a piece of professional music equipment.

As GDC begins, Perforce has released version 2007.1 of its fast software configuration management system.

In an interview with Develop, Gamecock's Mike Wilson has spoken out against studio acquisitions, branding them nonsensical – and he doesn't think digital distribution is the short-term quick fix everyone says it is, either.

The doors haven't even opened at the Moscone Center for 2007's showing yet, but show organiser CMP has already confirmed the timings for GDC 2008.

Sony Computer Entertainment has fired up its GDC hype train, two days ahead of its conference-opening keynote, detailing the  tech on show and offering hints about its announcements regarding online strategy.

As it announces a number of new developer initiatives, Microsoft has made a bold - and perhaps questionable - claim, saying that three-quaters of games in development are being devised first for its platforms using its XNA tool.

GarageGames, the company behind the Torque games engine, has opened a new social networking site for indie games developers and players at GreatGamesExperiment.com.

Just a week after announcing his community-driven MMO, former Shiny boss Dave Perry has taken the wraps off another community-oriented project, this time asking games professionals to collaborate on a map of their industry.

As GDC 07 kicks off, Microsoft has officially incresed the size of files available over Xbox Live Arcade, up from 50 to 150 megabytes.

The Nordic Game Program has doubled its government support grant for 2007, with 5m Danish crows (DKK), or €670,000 (£454,000) available for games companies in the countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.