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One of the most successful indie games of recent times is getting a sequel. (The somewhat controversial) indie developer Phil Fish used last night’s Horizon indie conference to announce Fez 2 via the trailer you can see below. Details on supported platforms and a release date have not yet been …

DICE LA replaces Medal of Honor developer

'We need to evolve, things need to change, things need to grow,' says development veteran

Spirited Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said that there’s a very simply solution to the ‘problem’ of pre-owned – make better games. The exec was also keen to point out that Nintendo has the lowest software trade-in rate of any platform holder – a fact perfectly illustrated by the …

Develop gives you a look at a games course in Leamington Spa

We find out about a free game engine that's built for first-time developers

Reliance raises stake in racing game developer to 60 per cent

A whopping 48,200 people – encompassing journalists, retailers, analysts and other games industry professionals – visited the halls of E3 2013 in Los Angeles this week. This is the highest number of attendees since organiser the Entertainment Software Association restructured the expo back in 2009, reverting it back to its …

275,000 physical games were sold in the UK last week. Xbox Live title State of Decay sold 250,000 units in two days in the same week. It’s an observation made by UK journalist Lee Bradley and is one that perfectly illustrates the changing dynamics of the video game market. Of …

Berni Good tells Develop what studios can learn from cyberpsychology