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Industry maestros prepare for LA-based development summit

In what is in danger of becoming a daily ritual at the Activision owned developer Infinity Ward, two more key staff members have walked out on the studio, bringing the total number of departures to 11. If you include ousted bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella, that number now stands …

Buzz builds as Dutch trade event fills up; special door price for Develop readers

Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find an in-depth guide to some of the biggest game approaching retail. This week, we take to the pitch with EA’s 2010 FIFA World Cup, the next instalment in the best-selling FIFA series that looks to follow up on …

Wave Generation founding partner David Lipes on casts and crew

Two more key walkouts at Modern Warfare studio

UK media publisher Future has announced a fresh bout of reorganisation in its video games team. Former associate publisher Lee Nutter has been promoted to publisher and adds print magazines GamesMaster and Nitro to his responsibilities, which already include Future’s Nintendo portfolio. Meanwhile, group publisher for console and online Simon …

Activision’s decision to give its Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus DLC a premium price point of 1200 Microsoft Points (10.20) was met with outcry by much of the game’s fanbase – but one analyst thinks Activision should have charged even more for the download. The Stimulus Pack, which includes five multiplayer …

Good news for retailers and hardcore RPG fans – the acclaimed RPG Demon’s Souls on PS3 will be making its way to UK shores. A spokesperson for Namco Bandai told MCV it will be publishing the game across Europe, with a full announcement coming tomorrow. Demon’s Souls wasn’t released in …

Key emerging retail markets in the PAL region were worth €1.9 billion in 2009, thanks to significant growth in games retail. That’s according to the latest research from Screen Digest, which looked at several emerging games markets such as Russia, Greece, Poland, South Africa, Poland, India, Turkey and the Middle …