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Codemasters has announced that it is proposing to retire” its Guildford based development studio. The most recent game to come from the outfit was console and PC FPS Bodycount, which has proved to be both a critical and commercial flop. 66 people are employed by the studio, all of whom …

Jonathan Chey, co-founder of Irrational games, has created a new Canberra-based developer that will focus on online gaming

EA Sports has announced it will open a new studio in Austin, Texas that will create around 300 jobs. The studio joins EA Sports’ existing offices in Tiburon, Florida and Burnaby, British Columbia. It’s part of the publisher’s plans to expand its sports game label. "It’s an exciting time for …

300 jobs created as EA Games president expresses excitement about the future

The closure consultancy period for THQ’s UK development team has come to an end, and the publisher has indeed decided to shut the studio down, Develop has been told. Close to 36 will be made redundant effective immediately, with a transition team of 10 left to see the studio’s current …

Paul Jackson's RailWorks outfit expands with 'creative studio' in Chatham Docks

Casual giant PopCap has opened the doors on a new ‘design centre’, offering its developers and designers a place to realise creations of a more lo-fi aesthetic than typical releases from the Plants vs Zombies outfit. "4th & Battery is a pressure valve intended to keep our heads from exploding," …

Ben Cousins, the man behind EA’s successful forays into the free-to-play games market, has announced his departure from the publisher. In a brief statement issued on Twitter last night Cousins stated: "Battlefield Play4Free launches this week and it’s time for me to leave EA. Very proud of what I’ve achieved …

Square Enix is negotiating with councils in Canada with plans to build its second studio there. The Japanese firm already has a development office in the country with Eidos Montreal, but its MD Stphane D’Astous has spoken of plans to open another studio. The new consoles from Microsoft, Sony and …

Former staff members of recently defunct developer Bizarre Creations have established a new Liverpool-based studio named Lucid Games. Formed by ‘senior management and experienced industry professionals’, Lucid is already undertaking a recruitment drive the seeks to create some 50 jobs. The existing team members are also presently in talks with …