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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?¦

In just 12 months, Media Molecule has gone from indie upstart to Sony's saviour, wowing GDC attendees with a new user-generated content game. Michael French speaks to key team members about the journey from Rag-Doll Kung Fu to being the next LittleBig thingâ?¦

Havokâ??s place in the games industry is almost unrivaled and no doubt enviable. Itâ??s the perfect example of the world of Middleware 2.0. Michael French catches up with CEO David Oâ??Meara...

So whatâ??s the secret to the success of SCEE Liverpoolâ??s numerous productions? And what can its Internal and External Development teams teach other studios about the challenges posed by PlayStationâ??s network-driven future? Develop finds outâ?¦

Game Republic Academy features three Masters courses with Rockstar, Team 17 and Sumo support

Frontier Developments is one of the few remaining indie studios with the confidence to run blue sky next-gen development alongside projects aiming to squeeze the best out of the legacy consoles, finds Owain Bennallack as he chats to studio founder David Brabenâ?¦