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"Ignore these new formats at your peril." That was the warning from former SCEE boss and Codemasters chairman Chris Deering today as he opened Edinburgh Interactive with a brief run-through of the ‘treacherous’ challenges the industry faces – and how moving online business models to mobile platforms will help get …

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Project director of the successful RPG-shooter set for game design lecture

Having opened up the world of iPhone jailbreaking to a whole new audience earlier this month, Dev-Team has confirmed that it will not be releasing an updated version designed to work with the latest 4.0.2 iPhone firmware. Currently the jamilbreakme.com hack works with all firmware up to 4.1. All a …

The team behind Bravo TV show GameFace plan to launch their new UK channel dedicated entirely to games reviews this November. Confirmed today at the Edinburgh Interactive festival, Ginx will run on satellite and cable TV and will be aimed at mass-market consumers. Ginx told MCV a year ago that …

3D has become crucial to Sony’s global plans, and the firm has offered to help the games industry keep pace. SCE CEO Kaz Hirai says PlayStation plays a vital role in the 3D masterplan, which involves almost every part of Sony’s business. In February, the company set up a 3D …

SCE CEO Kaz Hirai has ruled out future digital-only PlayStation consoles – despite being the first platform holder to launch one with PSPgo. We do business in parts of the world where network infrastructure isn’t as robust as one would hope,” he said. There’s always going to be requirement for …

'A business of our size and scope always needs a physical medium," says SCE CEO

Do you have five men with two legs who can kick a ball and fancy their chances on the pitch?

Writer's Guild of Great Britain hopes to answer that question with Develop-judged prize - nominations close this week