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Security team adapting to new war on hackers; Sony division could use FBI-style profiling

Sega has revealed it has no more plans to continue Sonic 4 beyond the upcoming Episode II. The first episode of the download-only platformer was released way back in 2010, and the second is due for release later this year. Beyond that, there will be no more outings for Sonic …

Hours left to save £100 on passes for free-to-play event

EA is cracking down on scammers with an update for FIFA 12 which includes new security and game features. It predominantly affects the game’s Ultimate Team online mode, which allows players to buy, sell and trade virtual player cards for in-game coins, or purchase packs for real money. There have …

Develop interviews CEO David Helgason about the high production values on offer with Unity 3.5

An error that caused gamers to lose their Xbox Live achievements and Gamerscores has now been fixed, Microsoft says. Yesterday hundreds of Xbox 360 owners had reported that their Gamerscore had been reset to 0, while their gameplay history and specific achievements had seemingly disappeared. Microsoft says this was due …

Mark Rein looks at Unreal Engine 3's role in the latest Capcom action title

Ahead of its UK release on March 23rd, Kid Icarus: Uprising has received high praise from Japan’s weekly games mag Famitsu. Andriasang reports that the latest issue awards Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS game 40/40 – the highest score it can hand out. Famitsu works differently to most consumer mags in that …

Develop explores why an increasing number of studios are sending work outwards

The rise of movie streaming services Netflix and Lovefilm in the UK has forced the Competition Commission to delay its investigation into BSkyB’s subscription movie services. Last summer the Competition Commission announced plans to investigate Sky Movies’ deal with the major Hollywood studios for its pay TV offer. However, The …