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Hybrid media studio purchases mo-cap solution

Newer team to take over from Maxis on world-famous series

A roundup of the latest employment opportunities printed in Develop magazine

Disney Interactive Studios UK bolsters its in-house games development staff

The finalists for this year's Develop Industry Excellence Awards have been unveiled.

And I think the anlysts out there will realise it’s faster than our brothers and sisters in the competitive world as well. In terms of breakdown by Euro territories, the UK did very well. They are probably up to 25 per cent of business, so have made a great star. …

A major shake-up of Take 2’s European business will be announced on Monday – with senior management across all territory offices being made redundant. The news comes following the restructuring of the Board, plus the ousting of CEO Paul Eibeler and other directors – which took place after shareholders earlier …

A new daily bulletin is being launched by Develop publisher Intent Media.

Division of Activision-owned studio shut down

Following yesterday’s news that EA is working on a fifth outing for the SimCity series, dubbed SimCity Societies, news has emerged that long-term developer Maxis will not be involved in the project, CVG reports. Instead, Caesar IV developer Tilted Mill is taking the helm as the series heads in what …