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She might not have much interest in discovering the Scion and she’s never fought off the advances of belligerent bears or destructive dinosaurs (as far as we know, anyway). But SCi CEO Jane Cavanagh still has a notable amount in common with Eidos heroine Lara Croft: namely an interminable appetite …

IGA co-founder talks scheduling and player-centric in-game ads

In-game advertising may be a dirty word to some; something that cheapens the experience and irritates players. But that's not the case, IGA Worldwide's Ed Bartlett tells Develop: advertising is a co-operative process, and it could just be a way to finance the development of your title...

Company will use eastern European staff; UK wages 'too high'

Mobile firm buys studios in Spain and India

GAMEFEST: Landmark legal move allows consumers free use of Halo, Forza and Viva Piñata assets in homebrew works

In his keynote at Microsoft’s Gamefest event, XNA general manager Chris Satchell unveiled the latest version of XNA Game Studio – and announced a new strategy for the product, reports MCV sister mag Develop . Previously planned to be split into two packages – Game Studio Express for hobbyist users …

Only Activision, EA and 505 Games manage to break Nintendo’s stunning summer run of sales in this week’s ChartTrack all formats top ten. Heavy promotion on TV and the small matter of an accompanying blockbuster movie help Activision’s Traveller’s Tales-developed action title to fight off the march of Pokemon on …

GAMEFEST: Xbox Live support to be available for both pro and amateur developers

Nvidia has recorded a landmark increase in revenue in its second quarter results – a rise of 36 per cent year on year thanks to strong demand for its chips. Nvidia said it has earned $172.7 million (85 million) during the quarter – a figure that mean it had seen …