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156 studios from across all spectrums of the industry will be attending next week’s Develop Awards. With spaces fast running out, don’t miss out on a chance to mingle with the A-Z of games industry luminaries listed below – contactKathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.ukto book your place at the event. For more information on …

From Aardvark Swift to Zattikka, we give you the low-down on the 156 companies attending next week's Develop Awards

Pay-what-you-want charity pack Little BIG Bunch 2 to release in September

The age of buying apps within an app is upon us. Facebook has launched its App Centre in the UK. It essentially allows Facebook users to acquire additional apps whilst browsing the social networking site on their PC, Mac or phone. From that point on it gets a little weirder. …

Namco Bandai and developer Omega Force have announced that One Piece: Pirate Warriors will be launching on the September 21st for PS3. The Dynasty Warrior developer confirmed the European release date with the North American release still set for November. It is yet to be confirmed if the North American …

'We need more games like Journey because it is a breath of fresh air', says Quantic Dream founder

UK industry stalwart and UKIE chairman Andy Payne has revealed that Activision is working on an iOS and mobile version of Call of Duty. Furthermore, it’s being developed by Activision’s new Leeds studio, which was founded in November 2011. "Activision are like a machine," Payne told Videogamer.com. "I have to …

For the first time in its history, malware has successfully made its way into an available app on the iOS App Store. Wired reports that a Russian-language app called Find and Call was discovered to contain a Trojan virus that uploaded users’ address books to a remote server. It also …

It will come as a surprise to absolutely no-one that the UK games retail market has suffered one of its worst six months in history. Sales of video games reached 13.7m for the first half of the year, that’s almost 7m fewer games than compared with this point in 2011. …

The success of PS4, Xbox 720 and Wii U rests on retail, says Sony. UK boss Fergal Gara says the High Street is suffering a ‘readjustment’ following the steep games market decline since 2008. Over the last 12 months alone, the number of UK specialists has dropped by 300 (see …