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Almost 100 games development firms are battling it out for one of 21 accolades at the 2011 Develop Awards. The finalists have now been confirmed (see full list below), with 95 firms in total in the running. They hail from nine different countries, with 28 different games represented. The overall …

Redundancies have been issued to a number of developers at Brighton studio Black Rock, Disney has told Develop. In a statement the firm said "Disney Interactive Studios confirms a reduction of its workforce from the Brighton-based internal game development studio, Black Rock Studios." The company did not state how many …

Despite another year of losses, the CEO of EA John Riccitiello has reacted enthusiastically to its latest financial report and outlined what he describes as an upcoming "transformation" for the company. "In Q4, we beat the street and hit the very high end of our expectations for total revenue, digital …

95 companies in the running, 28 games competing; event takes place July 20th in Brighton

Competition fierce as the likes of Sports Interactive, Mojang, Rovio, Crytek grab multiple nominations

New IPs battle it out, plus art and audio prizes - Limbo, Kinect Sports, Crysis 2 and Bulletstorm lead the pack

Move vs Kinect, best engine finalists, plus tools, outsourcing, recruitment and services nominations

Europe’s biggest game industry event has formed its widest ever partnership with trade publication MCV. MCV will take a booth in the Business Hall of Gamescom for the first time, a special print edition will have showfloor distribution and a Gamescom Daily News service will run via MCV Online. Gamescom …

But with Unreal Engine and NGP software in the fray, there are no safe bets

Leading execs from two of the world’s biggest publishers have downplayed the economic impact that the collapse of PSN has had on their companies. "Obviously, we’re hopeful that, that comes back online as quickly as possible," EA CFO Eric Brown told investors. "We are aware that heading into the construction …