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Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens has candidly revealed the development cost of the publisher’s biggest games – and questioned the megabucks approach of the firm’s rivals. The revelations came in Cousens’ speech at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival this week, in which he made the case for the UK’s strength as a …

This month: UE3 powers a new animated series inspired by Brothers in Arms, and Capcom signs up for its second UE3 licenceâ?¦

New animated series will use assets from Gearbox's WW2 shooter

EA wants to licence upcoming release Spore for use in movies and TV, the game’s developer Will Wright has stated. "With Spore, we’re looking way outside the game space, such as TV, movies, etc. We’re basically planting the seeds to spread Spore out to a much wider group of people …

Emergent celebrates success as it sees over 330 products being developed with engine

Canadian studio will make 100 staff redundant as part of publishing merger

Atari Inc has revealed its financials for the quarter ended June 30th 2008, boasting of vastly improved financial performance. Net revenue for the period was $40.3 million, around four times the $10.4 million posted in the same period last year. Publishing net revenue was $36.7 million, versus $9.7 million in …

Sam Houser discusses how Rockstar Games looks to encourage its creative spark in exclusive Develop interview

As co-founder/president of Rockstar Games, Sam Houser is â?? along with brother and creative VP Dan â?? the guiding light for studios which have had a huge impact on the games industry. Our Q&A with him kicks off a series of Develop Awards 2008 winner profilesâ?¦

Tiga says UK authorities must help find ways to attract students by reducing costs