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Starbreeze Studios’ Johan Kristiansson claims that independent developers will always be more creative than a publisher’s own internal division. Speaking to Develop in an interview published today, Kristiansson said that an independent studio is always going to be more creative”, while warning that it is a matter of importance that …

Currys and PC World owner DSGi has sold off all nine of its Hungarian stores, which operate under the Electro World brand, for just €1 – a move that mirrors the recent sale of many of its Scandinavian outlets. However, unlike the Swedish and Finnish sell-off – which resulted in …

EA Sports division president Peter Moore has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2009. Moore will be delivering a keynote cantered on the challenges of reinventing the EA Sports brand. I am honoured to be invited to deliver the opening keynote at the Edinburgh Games …

Californian developer cites concerns with the final build, delays launch by several weeks to implement new features

Just days after the 3D Realms team bowed out and gave their goodbyes, days after the developer’s twelve-year attempt to finish Duke Nukem Forever ended abruptly, the Texas outfit has made a stunning revelation: 3D Realms has not closed down. In a statement released to the press, 3D Realms has …

EA Sports president to address the challenges in reinventing brands

Developer shrinks in size, drops DNF, but still claims to hold the Dukeâ??s franchise and is resisting a Take-Two lawsuit

As part of Develop’s special series of interviews with some of the world’s largest and most celebrated independent developers, we sit down with Starbreeze Studios CEO Johan Kristiansson following the release of the studio’s most high-profile title to date; The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. Dark Athena includes …

Starbreeze Studiosâ?? CEO warns: If indies are too close to publishers, quality may be compromised

The UK games market’s weekly value has dipped below 15 million for the first time since 2007, MCV can reveal. According to MCV’s calculations, based on today’s Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA weekly report, the UK market has hit 13.7 million for the week ending May 17th, down from 16.6 million the week before. …