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Develop '09: SCEE R&D's new 'mini-dev' package in closed beta

Develop '09: Broadcaster also looking to establish a presence on Xbox Live

Microsoft has revealed it will be launching a music streaming service this month that could appear on Xbox 360. The company claims the service should be ready by the end of July and will be akin to Spotify, allowing users to stream music for free or purchase downloadable tracks. Speaking …

Primary schools also identified as the front line in strengthening UK industry

Disney boss Graham Hopper has told MCV that the firm is glad other publishers are finally catching up” to the ‘tween’ market in games. Speaking in an exclusive interview, Hopper said that Disney felt it has been part of the creation” of the market, which is driven by young female …

With its family brand and popular franchises, Disney sits where gaming hits mass market acceptance. Here, games boss Graham Hopper talks to Michael French about the recession, new IP and tween consumers… At E3 many publishers were talking about tween gaming, but Disney has been in that space for a …

SPECIAL REPORT: New content pipeline and cheaper, smaller download games on the way

'It wonâ??t be long before 100 per cent of games are all online,' says veteran designer

Publisher Take-Two has announced that Bioshock 2 will now ship in the 2010 financial year. The firm has also revised its expected revenues down, and now hopes to generate between $350 million to $400 million for the fourth quarter, and between $0.96 to 1 billion for the full business year. …

A look at the fully-featured, free engine in the PS3 SDK