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The Develop 100 has been published today – and is available to read online for free. Published in association with Deep Silver and compiled using data from GfK Chart-Track, the book is the only guide of its type – it ranks the most successful studios in the world based on …

Apple has announced that its iPad tablet will go on sale in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on 28th May. As previously announced, pre-orders kick off on Monday (10th May). Apple has also confirmed UK pricing for the device. The Wi-Fi only iPad will …

Jamie Macdonald, formerly BAFTA-winning SCEE WWS VP, has been hired as the new Codemasters senior vice president of production following investment in the studio from Reliance Big Entertainment. The move represents part of what Codemasters are calling the building [of a] strategic focus of a future portfolio” for the firm, …

Activision has beaten analyst expectations in its first quarter, posting significant rises in sales and profits. The firm said its success is down to continued sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and continued success with World of Warfare. For the quarter ended March 31, Activision posted sales of …

Games industry show E3 Expo will be capitalising on the iPhone-fuelled boom in smartphone gaming this year, with a dedicated Mobile Games Pavilion. For $2,995, mobile developers will get their own kiosk in the Pavilion, along with an internet connection, signage, five exhibitor badges and ten industry affiliate badges. They’ll …

For the twelve months ended March 31, THQ’s net sales rose 8% to $899 million, compared with sales of $830 million a year ago. The company posted a loss of $9 million for the year, a marked improvement on last year’s loss of $431 million. THQ President and CEO Brian …

Organisers for the second annual Gamescom event are stepping up efforts to draw in the global gaming market. The next phase in that plan was announced today at a press conference in London, where it was announced that UK specialist retailers can fly to this year’s event for free. Event …

The games industry is growing impatient with the Conservative party. Despite earlier promises to release a ‘mini-manifesto’ for the games industry, as exclusively detailed by Develop, the party has so far failed to explicitly express support for games industry tax breaks – and now ELSPA is urging it to do …

Apple says it has sold a million iPads in its first month on sale. Apple CEO Steve Jobs said, "One million iPads in 28 days, that’s less than half of the 74 days it took to achieve this milestone with iPhone. Demand continues to exceed supply, and we’re working hard …

Ubisoft creative director Clint Hocking has quit the company. Hocking has been with Ubi’s Montreal office for nine years. In a post on his personal blog, he said he just wanted to try something new. The split appears to be amicable. During his tenure Hocking has been responsible for the …