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Develop 2010: Big budget work is becoming a fruitless undertaking for many, claims Zeschuk

EA has announced a special edition of Medal of Honor that will hit shelves alongside the standard SKU on October 15th. The Limited Edition allows buyers to play as a Tier 1 Operator – an elite modern soldier who wields a unique MP7 weapon. Players of the upgraded FPS will …

Could it be that this is the game that MechScape never was?

Develop 2010: It's a commitment to quality, argues co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk

Having previously confirmed that it will launch a cut-price ‘Arcade’ version of its redesigned Xbox 360 S for $199 this autumn, online retailer Amazon has gone live with the first details concerning the machine. Specifically, it reckons that the console will include just 4GB of storage – presumably either internally …

Eric Hirshberg has been appointed CEO for Activision Publishing. Hirshberg takes over from Mike Griffith who resigned from the role in April to become vice chairman of Activision Blizzard. He starts from September 7th, 2010, and will report to COO Thomas Tippl. Hirshberg joins from marketing agency Deutsch LA where …

Fishlabs CEO Michael Schade has stated his belief that "iPad HD" will be released and running games at at least an equivalent standard to the Xbox 360 within a year. Talking during a session entitled Mobile becomes Console” – itself named after a recent Mark Rein comment about mobile gaming’s …

Bejeweled has in the space of ten years become one of the most popular games of all time, but pessimistic publishers previously turned down offers to buy the title even at a bargain-bin price. Gasual Gaming kingpin PopCap has sold over 50 million copies of Bejeweled since it launched in …

Unity CEO lambasts Apple bossâ?? harsh words about iPhone titles utilising middleware

Just days after Realtime Worlds’ ambitious open-world MMO APB finally hit UK retail, the developer has stated that it’s intending to revisit several core elements of the game. The claims follow what was a turbulent run-up to release that saw the game receive a battering from critics. Even before the …