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Codemasters has revealed an industry crossing agreement with Realtime Technology, a leading provider of high-end visualisation technology to the automotive industry. The two will share tech and expertise for upcoming developments. Realtime Technology AG (RTT) provide 3D realtime rendering and visualisation technologies, and tools that enable car designers to render …

Activision has estimated that the video games market is worth $10.4 billion in Europe, compared to $10.1 billion in the US. The calculation came from Activision’s senior VP of global brand management Will Kassoy, taking into account the strength of the UK pound vs. the US dollar. Kassoy also predicted …

Former president of Sega Enterprises Hayao Nakayama, who oversaw the firm’s 1980s and 1990s hardware boom, has made a personal investment in video games publisher Virgin Play. Nakayama established his reputation by managing the global success of both the Sega Master System and Megadrive (Genesis) – in addition to the …

Britsoft studio forms technical alliance with Realtime Technologies

Pre-production contracts and cash prizes up for grabs

Activision-owned studio hails proprietary tech and publisherâ??s willingness to encourage independent-style development

One of the biggest hits of the past 12 months has been Call of Duty 4. Here, we talk to developer Infinity Wardâ??s Mark Rubin on the gameâ??s success, the studioâ??s independent - yet publisher-owned - nature, its attitude to proprietary tech, and the horrors of Modern Warfareâ?¦

Sega’s UK-based Racing Studio has been closed, MCV sister site Develop understands. According to a former staff member from the studio, the Solihull-based outfit has shut down effective immediately. Sega Racing Studio had so far developed just one game, its PS3/360 and PC remake of Sega Rally. Released in September …

Game middleware gets battle-tested for service by Frozen Codebase

UK driving game team shut down by parent firm, according to our sources [UPDATE: Sega confirms our report]