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The names of the 72 Blockbuster stores set for closure have been revealed by administrators Moorfields Corporate Recovery. As a result of the closures 452 of the chain’s 2,000 strong workforce are to lose their jobs, leaving 192 UK stores still operating – for the time being at least. The …

Star Wars VII: The Game looks unlikely to be gracing release schedules in late 2015. EA has said that a condition of its Star Wars licensing agreement with Disney was that it was not required to make what it describes as movie games”. We’ve done movie games over the years …

Unity partner recruiting to help develop the technology for consoles

200 launch day Xbox One units will be made available to GAME customers tomorrow. The consoles will be made available from midday tomorrow (Thursday November 21st) at GAME’s Xbox-themed Boxpark store in Shoreditch. All stock will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Those who get their hands on an …

Pre-orders are sky high, but the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel reveals that the number of consumers eyeing Xbox One and PS4 is significantly higher. MCV takes a closer look Over the summer, consumer research firm Kantar Worldpanel asked thousands of people about their intention to purchase Xbox One or …

The industry’s pre-owned U-turn continues to gather pace. Fresh after Sony’s admission yesterday that used games do not necessarily damage the industry’s economy”, EA has now said that pre-owned games are an important part of the industry”. The [next-gen] boxes have been designed so you can start to play the …

The founders of UK start-up Toxic Games reflects on the challenges of setting up a new studio straight out of education

As PS4 readies for release, Develop meets two of the creators behind the cross-platform tech provided

Yes, there’s still a chance that you can get hold of an Xbox One on launch day. Tesco has revealed that it will be selling stock of the console on a first come first served basis” at more than 100 of its Extra stores from midnight on the morning of …

Katy Bensley joins sales team to enhance Develop's advertising, promotions and recruitment solutions