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Activision’s recent efforts to introduce new IP into two key genres appears not to have paid off, with the publisher admitting that both Raven Software’s Singularity and Bizarre Creations’ Blur were unable to deliver the goods at retail. Singularity fell short of meeting what is an exceptionally high bar within …

The Operation Flashpoint series will continue next year with Red River. Codemasters has announced the newest chapter in its tactical shooter franchise will build on the success of last year’s Dragon Rising and is in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. In addition to the single-player campaign, the new …

CLICK HERE FOR MCV’S COMPREHENSIVE AND FULLY UPDATED RELEASE SCHEDULE.August kicks off with a bit of Hollywood flair as two of the summer’s latest celluloid blockbusters arrive on games shelves. First up is THQ’s The Last Airbender, recreating the events of M Night Shyamalan’s film of the same name. Both …

Activision has reported a 12 per cent jump in earnings for the quarter ending June 30th 2010, though it was the reported rise of its digital sales that have really caught the eye. The publisher stated that for the first time in its history, sales from its digital channels outstripped …

Facial animation company picks up lip sync tech firm

Hamburg tech firm hopes to wow with psai dynamic audio engine

Japanese firm suffers continuing losses, closes YoY deficit gap

Dare to be Digital 2010 team Grimnir Games talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Death Inc.

Develop's interviews with this year's winners kicks off with Side creative director Andy Emery

Google is buying social games developer Slide in a $182m deal to be announced on Friday, according to a source at news site TechCrunch. The move comes as part of the search engine site’s ongoing attempts to set up a social games strategy capable of rivaling Facebook. Google has previously …