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Develop Conference: Fish in a bottle founder touts potential of browser-based games â??if you are sneakyâ??

Microsoft has reasserted that developers are not being forced to incorporate Kinect functionality into their Xbox 360 games and that Kinect functionality will not be forced on core gamers. "I don’t think we’re trying to put any input paradigm, enforce that on anyone, unless it’s better,” Xbox CFO Dennis Durkin …

Develop Conference: Industry graveyards 'are filled with companies resisting change'

Just three weeks after its supposed withdrawal from the hacking scene, Lulzsec has returned to the world of online mischief with a high-profile hack of The Sun’s website last night. Anyone trying to visit the tabloid’s web portal was redirected to a fake story somewhat distastefully claiming that News Corp …

It may have hypnotised critics, but much like its spiritual predecessor Rez, recent release Child of Eden wasn’t such a hit at retail – a fact clearly not missed on publisher Ubisoft. When the game arrives on PS3 on September 23rd consumers’ will notice more differences than simply PlayStation Move …

Australian videogame cocktail bar ‘The Mana Bar’ opened its second venue on Saturday in Fitzroy, Melbourne. Thousands of attendees queued for hours to get inside the 50 person capacity venue, with the very first arriving the evening before. Guy Blomberg, "We’re looking forward to working with associations here in Melbourne …

Conflicting reports on how many have been axed from US studio True Games

The Game Developer’s Association of Australia (GDAA) today confirmed Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) for 2011. GCAP 2011 will consist of programming, art, design, audio, business development and marketing, and will play host to multiple formats including panels, round table discussions, lectures and master classes. Antony Reed, CEO of the …

The forgotten fad of virtual reality gaming may be set for a surprise revival, with Sony confirming to Develop that it is experimenting on the technology within its studios. Mick Hocking, senior director at Sony Worldwide Studios, said that a prototype device used to test virtual reality also displays high-end …

NSW Attorney-General Greg Smith will not be supporting the introduction of an R18+ rating for games in Australia at the upcoming Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) meeting on Thursday. Without the Attorney-General’s support at the SCAG meeting, the R18+ motion cannot be passed. Alterations to Australia’s classification system currently require …