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Distribution platform for in-progress titles aims to solve ‘problem’ of Steam’s competing service by offering devs more control over their release

The World eSports Association has finally been announced after multiple leaks throughout the week. Billed as open and inclusive organisation, the main aim of the group is to further professionalise the eSports world. They will do this by introducing elements of player representation, standardized regulations, and revenue sharing for teams. …

Devs discuss the benefit of bringing in graduates when searching for new hires

Inside sources at Disney have expressed dismay at the cancellation of the Disney Infinity series. Kotaku reports that assorted plans were in the pipeline for the next game in the series, chief of which was a new range of 12-inch figures retailing at $45 a pop. These would have included …

FACEIT and Twitch have today announced that the LAN finals for the ECS CS:GO league will be held at Wembley Arena on June 25th and 26th. The top eight teams from the league stage of the competition will head to Wembley Arena to battle it out across the two day …

Xbox One owners who still enjoy the use of Kinect will soon have a new game with which to flex their device. Virtual Air Guitar Company, which previously made Kung-Fu High Impact for Xbox 360, has announced Kung-Fu for Kinect, which will be released next month. The title encourages daily …

Future Games of London’s latest release also rips apart mobile records for Ubisoft

Engine says support for Allegorithmic’s texture tool came as request of dev feedback

Former mobile publisher CEO heads up operations at Total War studio

Coding your game is only one step on the long journey to release – and just part of the final cost. In order to help trim down your budget, Develop presents some of the (literally) priceless tools, from editing audio and assets to capturing press assets, that you may not have considered using