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Developer shuns SecuROM software following a comprehensive turnaround by parent company EA
Read More »Crytek giving Free Radical â??dream projectsâ??
CEO Cevat Yerli tells Develop that Crytek is providing its UK arm with purpose and potential
Read More »Interview: Crytekâ??s Cevat Yerli
Over the next couple of weeks, Develop will be embarking on a special series of interviews with some of the world’s largest and most celebrated independent developers. Today we start with the Frankfurt-headquartered Crytek, an outfit that boasts a consortium of studios stretching from the UK to South Korea, a …
Read More »Fallujah dev wants to â??change expectationsâ?? of gaming
Atomic president Peter Tamte calls the condemned Iraq War title an â??opportunity for the world to experience true storiesâ?
Read More »MunkyFun â??confidentâ?? in licensing Trinigyâ??s Vision engine
Independent studio, founded by a former LucasArts director, plans to use the Vision Game Engine for several projects
Read More »Blizzard vets form Booyah
New start-up secures $4.5 million finance; Rob Pardo and Nexon's Min Kim advising
Read More »Big Fish grabs indie talent Grubby Games
Casual game provider acquires the multi-IGF-award nominee for an undisclosed fee, considers further buy-outs
Read More »Valve and Activision clash in royalty row
Developer suing publisher for allegedly underpaying the $2.39 million awarded to it, Activision threatens countersue
Read More »What’s the story?
The need for a storyline in any game can generally create heated debate among designers.
Read More »In praise of the triple-A behemoth
You might think it was naivety that had many claiming games were immune to the economic slowdown. Yet I suspect the opposite: an over-confidence born of previous recessions, which ignored how the games industry has grown and the vulnerabilities that entails.
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