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London-based training studio Escape has widened its recruitment services to all those looking for work in the games and visual arts fields.

SPECIAL REPORT: Midway has pumped $300m into next-gen development to aid the making of upcoming games like Stranglehold.

UK games development trade body Tiga says that Chancellor Gordon Brown’s latest economic Budget, detailed yesterday, proves that the government is listening to the industry.

French independent games studio Ankama is to build a UK-specific support team and community for Dofus, its self-published MMO, Develop can reveal.

Second Life developer Linden Lab is setting up a development team in the UK and has chosen coastal city Brighton for the location of its new office.

Sega has signed another deal with an independent studio, choosing UK team The Code Monkeys for the mobile game of The Golden Compass.

The director of UK-based Deep Red Games, Clive Robert, has acquired the studio from its Asian owner to secure an independent future – although the move has meant some staff cutbacks.

Upcoming PS3, PC and 360 game Rogue Warrior has added Kynogon's Kynapse AI middleware to a toolbase that already includes Unreal Engine 3, publisher Bethesda has announced.

3D tool company Skymatter has appointed Escape Studios as UK partner for sales, training, and support services for its Mudbox software.

Game Developers Conference organiser CMP is keeping busy between now and the 2008 GDC - after announcing a Korean event last week, the team also confirmed it is putting together a conference in China.