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With next-gen titles for Ubisoft and LucasArts on the cards, Free Radical is in great shape. Michael French talks to its founders about how far the studio has comeâ?¦

So how, in the space of just a few years, did the Quebec province manage to pack so many developers into Montreal and Quebec city? And why has its tax credits attracted Ubisoft, EA Activision, Eidos, tools companies, and a host of independents? Develop visited the region to find outâ?¦

As studio leader of Creative Assembly, Mike Simpson is responsible for pushing forward the Sega-owned studio as it scales more heights. He explains to Develop how far the team has come â?? and where itâ??s headed.â?¦

Lip-sync plug-in comes to Maya, XSI

Shadow Light Games to develop future key Player One sporting franchises.

Animation middleware adds graphical network management capabilities

Series B funding round boosts in-game advertising company

University of Cambridge gives investment boost to middleware firm  

First Buzz, then Scene It, now Smarty Pants

MMO firm to create online games exclusively for PS3 and PSP