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Microsoft has outlined its efforts for developers, marking 2009 as the year it looks to ‘reduce risk and cut the cost of art development’ As part of that drive, the platform holder has announced a new version of the Xbox 360 development kit, and detailed a new version of its …

The Nickelodeon Kids and Family Games Group has revealed a brand new look for its Shockwave casual games portal, along with new membership incentives and a range of over 400 games. There has been explosive growth in online casual gaming in the past couple of years and people want to …

German developer Phenomic has been a little quiet since it was bought by EA. With its RTS Battleforge nearing release, Develop decided it was time to catch up with the studio.

Valve has unveil a new set of advanced features for its Steamworks platforms at GDC, offering a complete suite of publishing and development tools that promise to make DRM a thing of the past. In a statement to the press Valve points to the Custom Executable Generation technology as the …

GDC 09: Nearly 350 additional features in latest version of art app

GDC 09: EA Tiburon staff spin out studio just days after DS title is released

SOE boss John Smedley has outlined his company’s plan to target children and families – and retailers – with its new MMO Free Realms at the GamesBeat conference today. Smedley told attendees at the the event, organised by VentureBeat, that Sony Online Entertainment – which is now a division of …

GDC 09: Free Realms developed with kids in mind

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GDC 09: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creator to work with studio on Fistful of Blood