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SCEE's developer-only event DevStation returns in May with a three-day conference targetting PlayStation 3 development, Develop can reveal.
Read More »EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Nokia execs talk new N-Gage
In this in-depth interview Nokia's third party publishing boss Gregg Sauter and SDK product manager Peter Nielsen take Develop behind the scenes on the new N-Gage games platform…
Read More »In Conversation: Telltale’s Dan Connors
DEVELOP ONLINE EXTRA: An extended Q&A with Telltale's Dan Connors, following on from our coverage of the Sam and Max production team in Develop 70.
Read More »Rockstar signs up NaturalMotion for next-gen projects
Euphoria, the animation engine produced by Oxford-based NaturalMotion, has been licensed by Grand Theft Auto creator and publisher Rockstar Games for use in its next-gen games.
Read More »Acclaim and David Perry reveal user-made MMO
Acclaim has thrown the wraps of its latest David Perry-produced MMO revealing that development of the game will be influenced by direct contributions from its player community.
Read More »SCi swoops for Rockpool
Publisher SCi continues to bolster its development resources, having just acquired British casual and mobile games developer Rockpool games.
Read More »Climax closes Santa Monica office?
The reformation of Climax continues – according to Develop's sources the firm's Santa Monica development office in the US has today been closed, which leaves the company with two UK studios.
Read More »Expanded Dare to be Digital 2007 calls for entries
The University of Abertay's popular computer games design competition for students, Dare to be Digital, has launched for an eighth year with a significantly expanded schedule and a call for entries.
Read More »Babel adding 350 staff to Montréal team
Just days after Eidos announced plans to open a studio in Montréal, and a week after Ubisoft said it would grow its own team in the city, QA specialist Babel Media has confirmed plans to grow its own Quebec base to 500 staff.
Read More »Circle closed?
Its senior management is currently denying it, but reports on the web today say that Circle Studio, opened by former Core founders Jeremy and Adrian Heath-Smith, has closed.
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