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MCV’s sister mag Develop recently sat down with Peter Molyneux to talk about the mistakes he’s made as studio head of Lionhead – and, most importantly, how he’s learnt some important lessons and turned the studio around. "If I’m honest, on Fable we just burnt people’s lives; we destroyed the …

Leading internet search form Google is to host a games-centric press gathering at GDC next week, though the details of what will or will not be on show remain deliberately vague. Invites for the event seem to focus on games-related themes for iGoogle. More interestingly, however, it also states: We …

Geomericsâ?? Enlighten technology is now go for Unreal Engine 3 usersâ?¦

Developer adopts new Gamebryo LightSpeed engine

House of the Dead: Overkill has won itself the prestigious honour of being officially crowned the most swear word filled game ever released, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The game contains the word ‘f*ck’ a total of 189 times – in fact, the F word accounts for …

Famed designer talks to Develop about the lessons learnt in running Lionhead

Former Venom studio head joins driving game specialist

Event to look at the support available for game makers

SPIL Games CCO Sidney Mock has told MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz that the high number of free casual games available to gamers online does not jeopardise the paid-for model. The most important thing is that you have to make it very clear to the user that they get added value …

Heâ??s one of the most famous game designers in the world, but that doesnâ??t mean heâ??s always right. Peter Molyneux talks to Develop about the mistakes and lessons learnt that have put Lionhead back at the top of its gameâ?¦