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Game creator Tetsuya Nomura says development is "steadily proceeding as planned"

Just eight days remain until we discover the winners of the Games Media Awards 2014. And only a handful of tickets remain for the event, due to take place on October 15th at the revamped Bloomsbury Ballroom. Trade tickets are available for 199 plus VAT. To book your place, clickhere.Alternatively …

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Nintendo and Future have announced the closure of Official Nintendo Magazine. Its last issue – number 114 – will go on sale on October 14th. The mag first arrived in the UK in 2002, with Future assuming publishing duties from EMAP in 2006. Nintendo will continue to speak directly to …

A number of Disney titles have appeared on PC for the first time, with the company releasing some 21 titles on Steam for the first time. Headline titles include Epic Mickey 2, excellent racer Split/Second, Toy Story 3 and Pure. All of the titles are currently on sale for ten …

Discount for Develop readers who attend this month's new conference on funding and where to find it

Nick Gibson discusses how Oculus can realise its potential as a profitable device

Curse’s Nathan Lindberg discusses how the young firm rivals old veterans of the industry – and what it has set its targets on next Despite being less than a decade old, Curse has quickly established itself as a player to watch. The firm’s Union for Gamers network on YouTube, a …

Ubisoft has said that the Wii U’s lack of processing power is the reason why it decided against porting Assassin’s Creed: Unity to Nintendo’s machine. It couldn’t, it really couldn’t,” creative director Alex Amancio told the Red Bull games blog. I mean this is why we from the beginning, this …