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Valve has announced Steam’s top selling titles for the past week, revealing a new contender with an old face has entered the charts in a big way. Skyrim, ArmA II/DayZ, and Borderlands 2 all make their marks, but ultimately Counter Strike: Global Offensive has emerged the winner. Fueled by pre-orders …

A glimpse into the up and coming stars of the future but also the concerning state of games industry education

Dare to be Digital 2012 team Fortified Games talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Castle Crusade

Dare to be Digital 2012 team Gastank Games talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Interstate Outlaws

Studio moving away from work for hire to focus on self-publishing free-to-play

InMCV’s weekly round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Nintendo names its new UK marketing boss and we look at the best job opportunities available. JOHN SCHAPPERT RESIGNS FROM ZYNGA Former EA exec John Schappert has resigned from his role as COO at Zynga. His departure was …

UPDATE: Zeschuk has confirmed his departure from the role of general manager at BioWare Austin, though he remains an employee at the studio he co-founded. "With regard to BioWare Austin, I handed off the leadership of the studio to Matthew Bromberg quite some time ago (back in May),” he told …

The days of Satoru Iwata cowering behind the sofa at the mere mention of the internet are (mostly) behind us. Nintendo has announced that New Super Mario Bros 2 will not be the only full game” download to be made available on the Nintendo eShop next week. The publisher will …

Culture secretary wants tax breaks to propel growth of gaming start-ups

Dare to be Digital 2012 competitors Loan Wolf Games talk exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Pixel Story