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Consumers can now buy their games while topping up for fuel, picking up the morning paper and even buying a shrubbery, under a new initiative by Bright Red Entertainment. The distributor has launched its new pallet concept Game Depot into non-traditional retail, such as petrol stations, garden centres and newsagents. …

Games Investor Consulting director Rick Gibson on the RTW aftermath

The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment has announced that three new firms have signed up for membership. The latest companies to sign up with the games trade body are Target Media and the University of Abertay Dundee and international games publisher Atari. Target Media is a UK media agency that …

Moral panics are nothing new, but taking them to the Supreme Court in 2010 is madness

Co-founder Dave Perry tells MCV of possible new beta strategy ahead of London Games Conference

Gaikai, the innovative and disruptive cloud gaming service, is close to securing a landmark deal with a USA gaming site”, the company’s co-founder has told MCV. Ahead of his speaker session tomorrow at the sold-out London Games Conference, Perry said the Gaikai beta may be run by one of the …

Issue 111 of Develop is available online and in print

New free-to-play title 'custom-designed for casual and social play style'; Features co-op gameplay

Electronic Arts paid $17 million to buy the social game publisher Chillingo, the group has confirmed in financial statements. EA acquired Chillingo last month as the social group was riding high on the sales of App Store blockbuster Cut The Rope, which last week passed 2 million downloads. Electronic Arts …

Publisher EA has announced Dragon Age Legends, a brand new instalment in the successful RPG series that will be released exclusively through Facebook. The free-to-play title has been custom-designed for the casual and social play style for Facebook users of all ages” and will offer online co-op gaming. In addition, …