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12 staff let go as management chooses next step for completed in-house tools and engine

Electronic Arts is to open a new studio in Seoul, Korea. According to a report in Korean newspaper Chosun , the new development offices will be opened within 2008 and will work on creating up to three online titles for the publisher. To read the story in full head over …

Speaking at a gathering for Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier body, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has predicted that the Japanese games market will enjoy a third consecutive year of growth and reach an all new high in 2008. Bloomberg reports that revenue for the period should exceed YEN 700 billion, …

Key opportunies detailed on the Developmag.com jobs board

Sidelines spun out of audio recording specialist Side to aid developers' script needs

Many games under development never see the light of day. This can be the result of inept developers who simply arenâ??t capable of finishing what they started, or sometimes itâ??s merely a lack of resources catching up with the development team.

US games mag Game Informer has got the scoop on the first concrete details about Insomniac’s PS3 FPS sequel Resistance 2, including the first real image of the game (see above). The first game’s multiplayer was widely hailed as a massive success, but this second outing vows to up the …

UK games retailer GAME has opened up the voting for its Peoples Choice Award 07 ahead of the announcement of the official winner this Friday. 43 titles have been nominated for the gong, including Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), Mass Effect (Microsoft), Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (Sony), Call of …

New development team to drive publisher's online and 'pay to play' games strategy plus work on NBA Street and Battlefield titles

Following Warner’s high-profile defection to Blu-Ray, and the news that Paramount has an escape clause in its HD-DVD contract, Variety reports that studio powerhouse Universal could be the next firm to pitch its flag in the Blu-Ray camp. The site claims that Universal’s HD-DVD commitment has officially been brought to …