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Clash of Clans developer valued at $3bn in purchase
Read More »Mexican developer scores 300m downloads through Nokia store
Diversity key to success for team of ten
Read More »DICE: Linux needs one killer app to take off
'We strongly want to get into Linux for a reason,' says creative director
Read More »From triple-A to free-to-play: John Schappert on mobile, PC and a changing industry landscape
The former EA COO and Shiver founder on new business models, small development teams and the future of games
Read More »Microsoft may enable cross-platform play for Xbox One
Phil Spencer hints that Xbox maker could open up play between console, PC and mobiles
Read More »Nintendo allowing cross-platform play on Wii U, claims Ripstone
Wii U and 3DS players can interact with smartphone counterparts
Read More »Aardman: Breaking the digital mould
Aardman Animation is famous the world over for its films, characters and Plasticine worlds. But as Develop discovers, the Bristol studio is also home to a furiously productive and wildly creative game development team
Read More »Activision completes $8bn buyout from Vivendi
Bobby Kotick-led investment group also acquires 25 per cent of company
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Online players get $500k of free in-game currency
Rockstar is set to give each Grand Theft Auto Online player $500,000 of in-game currency as compensation for its server issues. The deposits will be made in two payments, each of $250,000, and only applies to GTA Online players who have played the game during October. The developer said it …
Read More »GTA V reclaims UK No.1; Pokemon and Beyond debut in Top Ten
Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V has claimed it’s second UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats UK No.1 after two weeks at the top for EA’s FIFA 14. Nintendo’s 3DS RPGs Pokemon X and Pokemon Y debut in third and fourth place respectively, with week one sales doubling last year’s Black 2 …
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