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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. …

Emergent and Audiokinetic team up to provide out-of-the-box integration for every customer

Publisher Activision Blizzard has for the first time spoken publically following its unveiling of the long-anticipated reinvention of its massive extreme sports franchise – Tony Hawk Ride. The game ditches the series’ trademark button-combinations in favour of using a plastic skateboard peripheral that can sense movement. Tony Hawk Ride is …