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Britainâ??s cash-strapped culture dept reveals brutal spending cuts

Games portal continues to welcome new staff as it eyes increased mobile sector presence

New committee system gives association members more direct influence; board insists departure is â??amicableâ??

HMV has told MCV it is hoping to develop an in-house digital distribution service for games. The firm has just launched a music downloads service thanks to its acquisition of digital delivery specialists 7digital – and keen to introduce other formats to its downloadable offering. Speaking to MCV after its …

Atari has released results for the first quarter of its 2010/2011 fiscal year – and despite a 65% drop in revenues, the firm’s online takings have jumped. According to GameDaily The publisher reported net revenues of €19.3 million versus €54.5 million the year previously – but the drop is in …

Develop contributor Sophie Houlden outlines her top tips for getting started

There’s a new UK No.1 in video games: Toy Story 3 has taken the top spot this week. Woody, Buzz and Jessie’s adventure rises from last week’s No.5 to topple Microsoft’s Crackdown 2 – the 360 exclusive has in fact failen all the way to 10th place. Disney’s another new …

Capcom and Namco revealed at last week’s San Diego ComicCon that the two are collaborating on crossovers for their flagship fighting franchises. Street Fighter X Tekken is in the works for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, developed by Capcom, and merges the two long-running franchises into one epic fighter. Like …

Sophie Houlden hasnâ??t spent a penny on tools to make her indie games. Here she explains how itâ??s done.

Japanese giants' big franchises do battle in two Tekken vs Street Fighter games