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Resident Evil and Monster Hunter creator Capcom is about to embark on a major recruitment push, with plans to hire at least 500 developers over the next five years. A note to investors from CEO Kenzo Tsujimotodetails a five-year plan designed to counter financial disappointments of the current fiscal year. …

Chris Roberts' Space sim MMO has now raised a total of $37m

Develop readers will have a chance to look behind the scenes of the hotly-tipped Alien: Isolation at a new event this February. Develop’s An Audience With… Alien: Isolation takes place on February 12th at the Dolby lounge in Soho, London. Tickets are on sale now priced at 29.99 + VAT …

An anonymous source has supposedly told one website that EA’s relationship with Nintendo was crippled shortly after the launch of Wii U. "Nintendo was dead to us very quickly," an ‘EA source’ told CVG when asked about the publisher’s sudden change of heart following Wii U’s arrival. "It became a …

'An Audience With' screening on February 12th will showcase Creative Assembly's game - Tickets just £29.99

The Fullbright Company still "actively investigating" possibility of console version

There won’t be hardware or software lock preventing the upgrading of Alienware’s Steam Machine. That’s not to say, however, that doing so is going to be either easy or recommended. "Enabling customers the opportunity to upgrade components has been a core tenet for Alienware since the company was founded, and …

Confetti Institute FdSc games technology course leader Robert Hoare offers advice on getting into games education

American regulator ESRB has handed Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls Online with a Mature age rating. This means the game will face tougher restrictions in the US than developer Bethesda had originally envisaged, but the studio says it’s not going to compromise its vision in an attempt to gain a softer …

CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto says recruitment drive will give Japanese firm "an even more powerful development workforce"