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Games industry analyst Michael Pachter has boldly stated that the current crop of games consoles may represent the end of the generational cycle we have become accustomed to – with the exception of the long-rumoured hi-def Wii. We do not expect a ‘new’ console in 2010, other than the long-rumoured …

It seems nothing is able to challenge Wii Fit at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 with Activision Blizzard’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine failing to stop Nintendo’s title making it five weeks on the trot at the top. By debuting in second spot Wolverine did, however, successfully …

A Thomson Reuters poll has revealed that analysts expect EA will later today post sales of some $631.9 million. The surveyed group are also expecting a loss of 43 cents per share on those sales figures. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, in a note to investors, was upbeat about EA’s …

June event grows dedicated business areas with meeting space and kiosks for studios

Expect more of this sort of thing as E3 nears. Last week it was the PS3 that was preparing for a motion-sensing E3 reveal, and now it appears that Xbox 360 is being connected with the same rumour. Engadget claims to have received ‘a tip’ from an insider connected to …

Following the slow decline in manufacturing and the sudden decline of financial services, the government has identified the creative industries as the future saviour of Britain. It is estimated that within five years we will be living in a video-centric world where most information and entertainment will be available on …

Cevat Yerli, the CEO of German games developer Crytek, has admitted that he hopes the recent prosecution of the four owners of BotTorrrent site Pirate Bay could mark a ‘mental shift’ in the way people consume media. I was really happy [at the ruling], to be honest,” Yerli told MCV’s …

Developer shuns SecuROM software following a comprehensive turnaround by parent company EA

CEO Cevat Yerli tells Develop that Crytek is providing its UK arm with purpose and potential

Over the next couple of weeks, Develop will be embarking on a special series of interviews with some of the world’s largest and most celebrated independent developers. Today we start with the Frankfurt-headquartered Crytek, an outfit that boasts a consortium of studios stretching from the UK to South Korea, a …