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Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts may be the best-performing next-gen launch game, but it is still falling far behind predecessor Black Ops II’s commercial success. That’s according to Cowen & Company’s Doug Creutz, as reported by VentureBeat. Upon further reflection, we think the [Call of Duty] numbers are a bit …

It’s a very intense decision” – that’s how North American Ubisoft president Laurent Detoc describes the process leading up to the delay of a game. Speaking to IGN, the exec explained that as late as August of this year Ubisoft still hoped to have Watch Dogs ready for the launch …

Seminal 1996 action title Tomb Raider is now available on iOS. The 69p game is compatible with any iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running iOS 7. It uses (a considerably high number, it must be said) of virtual buttons to recreate the DualShock-friendly original. Lara’s previous forays onto alternative hardware …

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Develop is hosting a recruitment-focused roundtable in the New Year – contact us now to secure a place

Law firm warns that studios may be "waiving their rights" by allowing fans to use footage of their games

Online and mobile game developer and publisher plots recruitment drive of 100 staff in 2014

Former general manager leaves Crysis dev to become studio head at Improbable

New mobile game designed to be played in real-time throughout the course of a week

Supporters of Frontier Development’s Elite Dangerous are now able to get their hands on a playable chunk of the game. The alpha offers a small taste of what the full game will offer, focusing on the mechanic that sees players redistributing power through three channels – weapons, engines and shields. …