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Worldâ??s biggest publisher threatens to halt supporting Sonyâ??s home console

Disney will beat Ubisoft to the punch with its release of the first major game supporting 3D this summer. But games boss Graham Hopper says the jury’s still out on how quickly consumers will embrace such releases. At E3, Ubisoft unveiled its 3D game Avatar, made with Hollywood legend James …

The once-secretive British dev jumps deep into the community with an unrestrained Twitter feed

If youâ??re considering a career move, Develop is the place to start

Toby Gard, the creator of the Tomb Raider series, has once again shifted his role at Crystal Dynamics. When North Californian developer Crystal Dynamics developed Tomb Raider Legend, Gard was sworn in as a consultant. As the studio moved on to develop Tomb Raider Anniversary – a retrospective on Gard’s …

Gaming Minds Studios established with 15 developers from bankrupt Ascaron

Staff at O2 and Carphone Warehouse stores across the UK this morning arrived at work to find queues on the street as eager punters battled to become amongst the first to get their hands on Apple’s shiny new iPhone 3GS. In other news, O2 has claimed that over half of …

London-based interactive TV games team triumph at Bethesda-sponsored event

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday seemingly confirmed a brand new version of the Xbox 360 hardware that includes the motion-sensing Natal technology built in to the hardware. TGDaily reports that the iconic exec told attendees at The Executive’s Club of Chicago that a new hardware SKU equipped with Natal is …

Toby Gard once again moves role at the Tomb Raider studio