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BioWare has announced an extended free weekend for their MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic kicking off this Thursday. Starting on March 15th at 1:01am ET, anyone who registers for a weekend pass free trial will be able to create a new character and play up to level 15. Pass …

An image from an unknown source has surfaced showing off apparent upcoming multiplayer DLC for Mass Effect 3. Originally picked up by Reddit (via Eurogamer), the image itself shows off a handful of multiplayer characters, such as the Geth Infiltrator and Engineer, Batarian Soldier and Sentinel, the Asari Justicar, and …

Premium members of the Call of Duty Elite program will find a trio of new Modern Warfare 3 maps available now on Xbox 360. Today subscribers of the service can jump into a couple new Spec Ops maps ‘Black Ice’ and ‘Negotiator’, as well as the new multiplayer area ‘Black …

The former Sony stalwart talks to Develop about two decades at the heart of the games industry [article first published in 2010]

New hire Harrison 'has not taken Microsoft Studios Europe Creative Director job'

Develop and industry professionals respond to key Xbox hire

Capcom has announced a brand new Resident Evil title for PS3 – although it will be digital only. Called Resident Evil: Chronicles HD, the SKU will include re-worked versions of former Wii titles The Umbrella Chronicles and The Darkside Chronicles. Both will be released digitally via PSN in June and …

Looking to address the Japanese dev community? Then put pen to paper as soon as possible

Develop Editor-in-chief Michael French on why Microsoft's new appointment is one of its smartest yet

Phil Harrison has at last spoken of his high-profile move to Microsoft Game Studios Europe. I am excited to be joining the senior team at Microsoft at a pivotal time for our industry,” he stated. I am really impressed with the company’s long-term vision for growing the market for interactive …