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This upbeat message was given during Guillemot’s keynote speech at today’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival. Nodding towards the success of Nintendo’s Wii and DS in particular, he explained that the expansion of the market will come thanks to new consumers taking up gaming. But he warned that with this growth comes …

University of Bedfordshire says course can set students up for games industry work

ALL FORMATS TOP 20 – JULY 2008 1. Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (EA) PS2, Wii, DS, 360, PSP, PS3, PC, GBA 2. More Brain Training (Nintendo) DS 3. Shrek The Third (Activision) PS2, DS, Wii, 360, PSP, PC 4. Transformers: The Game (Activision) PS2, 360, PS3, …

Crazy Frog Racer US publisher creating game for digital distribution

We talk to Rockstar Leeds boss Gordon Hall to find out more about the Develop Award-winning teamâ??s first ten years of business, and plans for the future...

All the headlines from the San Diego computer graphics event handily condensed down by Develop

GC Developers Conference talk to explore Age of Empires' success

For the three months up to June 30th, overall first quarter sales rose to reach a €50.1 million, up around 13 per cent. European sales were the highlight, up 68 per cent to €34.4m, but the US operation suffered a 51 per cent decline in business, while sales in Asia …

iPod vendor heading into battle with Nintendo, claims New York Post report

If you weren't at last week's Siggraph event in San Diego, don't despair. Develop was the only trade site on hand at the show delivering live updates throughout the past seven days. So we've summarised all the big announcements, with links to our in-depth coverage, belowâ?¦