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A new board has taken control of Brit studio HotGen, following Fergus McGovern’s decision to take a break from the games industry. The Croydon-based outfit is best known for its huge-selling TV games published via toy giant Jakks Pacific, but has also had success on iPhone and traditional consoles. Terry …

Only 40 per cent of players have finished Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II. That’s according to stats tracked by the publisher’s Uplay online service and was revealed to Joystiq by Gaelec Simard, mission director for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. Despite the fact that 60 per cent of players have yet …

A new report has emerged which challenges the belief that the need to wear glasses to watch 3D content is a barrier to entry, particularly in the games market. A study by the U-Decide Initiative, reported by Industry Gamers, claims that 80 per cent of gamers are willing to wear …

The press have been making excitable noises about Def Jam Rapstar, but sales of music games are generally in decline. Aren’t you a little worried that this niche has already reached saturation point? No, Def Jam Rapstar is a complete breath of fresh air, and it’s going to reinvigorate the …

Xbox man and Develop Columnist Board heading to the Nov 25 event

Online catalogue of animations â??guaranteedâ?? to work with DAZ Studio models

Exciting 3DS crossover Professor Layton Vs Ace Attorney is currently only scheduled to be released in the Japanese market, co-developer Capcom has revealed. The game was announced by Japanese powerhouse Level-5 yesterday and will bring together the popular handheld IPs of Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. I’m both …

Facebook â??data leakâ?? suddenly sees lawsuit at Zyngaâ??s doorstep

Canadian mobile game studio Ludia says it will sell a controlling 51 per cent share of the company to RTL Group, said to be Europe’s largest television and radio broadcast company. RTL division FremantleMedia will benefit from the takeover, with the firm now owning 80 per cent of Ludia. Financial …

Group praised for offering long-term staff a 7-week sabbatical and time off after projects