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Jonathan Chey, co-founder of Irrational games and former head of Irrational Australia, has started up a new developer: Blue Manchu. Chey has confirmed the existence of Blue Manchu in Canberra and announced its first game (a browser based collectible card game Card Hunter). The studio was founded in August 2010 …

Activision will co-publish the new game inspired by the popular UK-made kids online game Moshi Monsters. Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Zoo is released for the Nintendo DS in November. Activision was announced as a ‘partner’ for the project during a keynote speech at the Develop conference by Michael Acton Smith, CEO …

Develop Conference: Free-to-play is the best way to spread your brand, says Snappy Touch

LittleBigPlanet Vita dev to work solely on PlayStation platforms

Mind Candy CEO reveals publishing partner for handheld spin off of kids online game

A game narrative expert has urged studios to stop forcing human drama into established game templates, claiming the approach has consistently proven to be flawed. Alexis Kennedy, the ‘chief narrative officer’ at the award-winning digital fiction company Failbetter Games, pulled no punches in his analysis of games such as LA …

Develop Conference: TeePee Games CEO lauds free-to-play model for all Android games

President of Gears of War studio will discuss "triple-A" attitude in all forms of games development

A top-of-the-range 249.99 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 headset will accompany the game’s release in November. It’s one of four limited edition Turtle Beach headsets which will be distributed by Lygo to UK retail. The accessories have been designed by the Modern Warfare 3 audio teams at Infinity Ward …

Codemasters has announced that from tonight its popular racing title GRID will be available on Valve’s digital retail portal Steam at a discounted price for charity. The game will be priced at just 2.99/$4.99/€4.49 from this evening through until Thursday July 21st. All profits from the sales will go to …