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The 2008 edition of Microsoftâ??s ubiquitous Visual Studio is now out â?? Develop talks you through the key featuresâ?¦

Managing director Jim Bambra and technical director Alex McLean talk to Develop about whatâ??s changed for Pivotal in its yearâ??s as an internal team and as it works on a next-gen titleâ?¦

'Our approach is different' says UK studio as it talks up design for new Conflict game and in-house tech

In-game ad firm Double Fusion thinks so

Mystery licensee working on version of popular engine for Nintendo's machine

THQ’s Ian Curran is confident that the firm can match its UK full-year performance last year – and pledged to catch Electronic Arts in the publisher tables. On November 1st, the firm posted a $7 million net loss for its second quarter, down from the previous year’s net income of …

Looking back at the year so far, what do you believe are THQ’s greatest achievements? We’ve had a relatively light first half this year. We’ve seen tremendous growth across our international territories and the offices we’ve opened in the past few years are now showing a great return on our …

SCEE is to push SingStar PS3 with one of the biggest marketing campaigns ever lavished on a social gaming title – featuring a demo of the title at London’s huge 02 Arena. Following on from the success of the SingStar Studios in central London and Manchester, the 02 Studios are …

Ubisoft has become the first major publisher to sign up to the recently announced Play.com Live entertainment show, and has guaranteed that its all-new titles for 2008 will be present at the event. Commenting on the support, head of games at Play.com Gian Luzio said: ‘We’re thrilled to have Ubisoft …

The last two weeks of releases have been the craziest of 2007 – but retail is doing a bang on job of ensuring that all festive big hitters get the exposure they deserve. That was the proud view of an overworked channel this week, as yet another slew of triple-A …