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The Games Investor Consulting director on why he's heading to the industry conference in Gateshead

The CEO of publisher Take-Two has said that the publisher would consider any possible acquisition move. "I’m proud of what we’ve delivered," Strauss Zelnick told Gamasutra. "I’m proud of the value we’ve created for shareholders in the past few years. "I’m proud the team has had precious few missteps. But, …

Develop explores how the London studio shot to fame and why investors backed it at the darkest hour

More than two million consumers have signed up to participate in the upcoming Call of Duty Elite public beta. The figure was revealed by Activision’s social media manager Dan Amrich via his One Of Swords blog, where he also confirmed that the beta would begin on July 14th. He also …

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Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz has issued a damning verdict of EA and BioWare’s upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. Claiming that he was "largely unimpressed" by what he described as a "game that’s highly derivative of World of Warcraft" which sports visuals that are "competent but hardly …

The Moshi Monsters man bares all on reaching 50m subscribers from the brink of financial collapse

Wii, PS3 and 360 title Zumba Fitness has now sold over 2m around the world. As well as being a consistent top five hit in the UK, the title has also been been the No.2 selling Wii game since its launch in the US. It has now surpassed sales of …

A new accessory from peripherals maker Nyko is targeting those who lack the necessary living room space needed to play with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect. Called the ‘Zoom’, the device attaches to the top of Kinect and adjusts its viewing angle. Nyko says that using it "reduces the play range …

THQ is in the process of closing down its New York studio Kaos. The publisher has confirmed to Develop it has made a strategic realignment within its internal studio structure and is in the process of closing two locations: the company’s UK studio and Kaos studio in New York." Its …