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Social Gaming Summit and Virtual Goods Summit heading to UK capital

All the winners in one place, and their reactions to receiving a coveted accolade

EA has confirmed that a sequel to racing sim Need for Speed: Shift is in development. But not only that – that game will be released in the first three months of 2011. Nothing else is yet known about the title, though expect it to hit on Xbox 360, PS3 …

GPM Studio lambastes the mindset of Eastern games development

Firm says its MT Framework engine is ideally compatible

EA has confirmed that it has delayed the release of Crytek’s tech-heavy console shooter Crysis until the last quarter of its current financial year. This means the game will not longer arrive before Christmas, as had been previously suggested, but will instead hit retail some time between January and March …

Publisher EA has reported income of $96m for the financial quarter ending June 30th 2010, a vast improvement over the $234m loss in suffered in the same period in 2009. Of interest is the fact that digital revenues were up sharply, reaching $176m. Last year that figure stood at $117m, …

Junction Point creative director to discuss cross-media challenges and triumphs

Gamebryo Lightspeed firm surpasses financial expectations for the third time

Dare to be Digital 2010 team Ramblin' Wreckage talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Hella Umbrella.