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EA’s FIFA 11 sold a staggering 821,000 units in its opening weekend in the UK, MCV can reveal. In total the game made 28.93m, which in itself is more than the total value of the UK video games market in any single week so far in 2010 – including weeks …

Administrator continues to face accusations of missed redundancy compensation

Somebody still needs to finance, develop and market the games, says Epic boss

New UI tech features to be shown at GDC Online 2010

Keita Takahashi, the inimitable game designer who recently broke ties with Namco Bandai, has formed a new independent entertainment company with his wife. The Katamari Damacy creator, now studying English, said his new company – called Uvula – will mainly work with music and video games”. His new business partner …

Next-gen successors to Microsoft and Sony’s powerhouse consoles would benefit from no longer being tethered to the living room TV, the vice president of Epic Games has said. Imagine a future Xbox 360 that is actually a tablet you carry around,” said Mark Rein in a new interview with Develop. …

Roar Engine offers easy solutions for numerous net issues, firm says

Issue 110 of Develop is available online and in print

There is a little over a week left to nominate your peers for this year’s 30 under 30. All suggestions need to be sent in by no later than Wednesday, October 13th. As always, the popular 30 Under 30 feature, sponsored by recruitment specialist OPM, will highlight the achievements of …

As well as claiming the top spot in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, FIFA 11 has also set a new sales benchmark for the series. As well as enjoying FIFA’s best ever week one, the game also enjoyed the third strongest launch week ever in …