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Read More »Average global broadband connection speed hits 3.1Mbps; UK hits 7.9Mbps
The average internet user from anywhere in the world enjoys a connection speed of 3.1Mbps. That’s according to a new report from Akamai entitled The State of the Internet. It’s the first time the global average has surpassed 3Mbps. The global peak speed averages out at 18.4Mbps. The UK misses …
Read More »Develop 100 over the years – How the industry has changed
Our retrospective of the Develop 100's eight-year history reveals the evolution of games
Read More »UK’s top 100 game developers named this Friday
Latest Develop 100 launched on July 26th in association with Ukie - hotlist also includes list of every single British studio
Read More »UK studio Kuju turns 15 this month
One of Britain’s most successful games developers is celebrating an important milestone this month. Kuju is now 15 years old and has, since its founding at the hands of Ian Baverstock and Jonathan Newth, released over 120 titles throughout its life. The studio has been involved in a number of …
Read More »3DS sales spike in the UK, pushes ahead of PS3 and 360
3DS is now outselling PS3 and 360 week-by-week, Nintendo has told MCV. The spike in hardware sales has been driven by a number of hit titles including most recently Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The platform holder had eight 3DS titles in the UK individual formats Top 40, and it is …
Read More »Coming to Hamburg: Emigrating for a job in games
Alison Simpson explains how she went from player to community manager at a German studio
Read More »Existing Develop 100 editions go free as new volume approaches
UK Studio Hotlist - launching on July 26th - will also be free to download for a limited time
Read More »Headstrong: Pulling out of the EU would be bad for UK studios
Skills shortage has left studios will no option but to hire for specialists from abroad
Read More »Immigration: The state of play
Develop checks up on the regulations that are slowing studios from bringing new talent to their shores
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