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Yves Guillemot opened Ubisoft’s E3 presentation yesterday with the bold claim that the global games market will grow 40 to 50 per cent in the next four years. He was then followed on stage by Ubisoft VP of marketing Tony Key, who said: "We’ve had a lot of success in …

THQ opened its E3 presentation by showcasing Smackdown vs Raw 2008 for Wii, with the help of two WWE female wrestlers, who announced on stage we’re here to play.” The firm’s senior vice president of marketing Bob Aniello then touched upon a number of familiar licences from Nickelodeon and Pixar, …

Warren Spector-led studio joins rapidly expanding portfolio

SCEE earlier this morning announced the launch of a new value ‘Start Pack’, comprising a PS3, two first party games and two Sixaxis controllers. Available with immediate effect, priced at Euro 599 (425), the two titles available in the pack will vary from country to country, but are likely to …

The latest employment opportunities printed in this month's Develop magazine

Casual games firm acquires retro arcade specialist

German developer/publisher chasing DS’ broad userbase

SDI Media added to portfolio that includes Bioware/Pandemic

EA audio chief Nick Laviers tells John Broomhall how the developer is recruiting for specialist sound coder rolesâ?¦

How has one country managed to become one of the worldâ??s biggest locations for games development? Michael French looks at the girth of a nationâ?¦