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Ahead of his Develop Conference keynote, Mick Hocking explains lessons learnt from launching 3D on PlayStation

Valve has revamped its Steam platform to optimise content delivery, the company has said.With the help of new server and client codes, the overhauled Steam is said will offer better download rates for customers around the world. "The maximum aggregate bandwidth of the system will be greater than the current …

Speaking to MCV about the growing cloud gaming segment, one of EA’s leading executives has delivered a damning verdict of the once great App Store model popularised by Apple. Our current experience is that the App Store model is essentially in freefall,” chief creative director Richard Hilleman said in a …

Cloud gaming is on the horizon – but what does it mean for the industry? Top bosses frompublishing and retail forecast what trends we can expect to see as the technology catches on… The following is extracted from a a new report looking at the viability of cloud gaming from …

Mark Turmell departs EA Sports role; Reports suggest Zynga switch

Wednesday’sDevelop Industry Excellence Awardswill the biggest in event’s history. Over 550 top designers, programmers, artists and studio bosses from around the world will be in attendance to find out who has won key awards that acknowledge technical innovation, pioneering visual arts, attention-grabbing audio accomplishments and commercial and business prowess. Among …

The organisers behind the upcoming Gamescom 2011 have launched a new internet TV series building up to the event. Gamescom TV’s first episode went live on Friday, providing viewers with a summary of what to expect from this year’s trade show, a glimpse behind the scenes and a trailer for …

The high-profile executive at the centre of the News of the World phone-tapping controversy has appointed the boss of Nintendo’s UK PR firm to handle her media needs going forwards. BrandRepublic reports that Bell Pottinger boss David Wilson will handle all press enquiries for Brooks following her arrest at the …

PC kingpin hopes to upsurge download speeds; New developer tools inbound

Australian smartphone games group eyes expansion