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Two-day training course to run alongside GDC09

Who said the games industry was just a boys club? Whilst women are still a minority in the sector’s workforce, they are earning more than their male counterparts, according to research conducted by MCV. Average female annual salaries are 2,000 higher than the male wage, at 33,260. The data comes …

BAFTA-connected design competition expands its format

Wwise integration now available for UE3

Following the trend seen in the UK market and shunning the falls seen in Japan , the North American video games market grew to record levels in 2008, hitting a total value of $21.33bn according to data from US body NPD. The figure represents an increase of 19 per cent …

The North American games market enjoyed a record month in December, with monthly overall revenue hitting $5.1bn – the first time any single month in the region has passed the $5bn mark and an increase of nine per cent compared to the same month in 2007, stats from NPD confirm. …

University is first Scottish establishment to join trade association

Not content with an Unreal integration, Geomerics is already working the second version of its radiosity engine

While it might originally have been known as a middleware company, Monumental Games is ramping up its game development efforts. Develop caught up with the team to find out whatâ??s been going on behind closed doorsâ?¦

Eidos has confirmed that it is in early talks for a potential acquisition of the publisher. The confirmation comes off the back of a share price jump for the Britsoft firm, which owns the Tomb Raider and Hitman IPs and a number of studios around the world. "The Board can …