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Develop 09: Viral specialist also drops celebrity game hint

The UK video games market weekly value has dropped seven per cent, dipping below 20 million for the first time in two months. According to MCV calculations, based on this week’s Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA report, games retail took 18.7 million for the weekend ending July 10th. Unit sales dipped one per cent …

There are now 65,000 apps from 100,000 developers in the iPhone shopfront.

UK studio shut down and put into insolvency by American owners this morning

Forget postcards, leather cases and flimsy plastic figures – Infinity Ward has showed everyone else how Collector’s Editions should be done with the revelation that the Prestige Edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will include a set of real night vision goggles.

 Described as ‘fully-functioning’, the goggles are …

Develop '09: Second-guessing users is 'vital', but won't catch every eventuality

Develop '09: London-based event is back later this year

Having already missed its initial June release window, publisher Bethesda has confirmed that its DLC for popular post-nuclear RPG Fallout 3 has been delayed until later in the year. Last month PS3 owners were supposed to get the Operation: Anchorage add-on pack, but now Bethesda says that it – as …

Develop '09: Dr Mike Reddy questions current role of educational body

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