News
Bob Bates returns to IGDA chair
Veteran game designer replaces Jen MacLean; 3 new members added to board
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Crytek to show multiplatform CryEngine 3 at GDC
Engine built for current and future platforms, says CEO
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Call of Duty 4 scoops three BAFTAs
New EA titles Dead Space, Spore and Boom Blox also pick up masks at UK awards ceremony
Feature
Sheridans letter to Andy Burnham MP
The full text of media law firm's request for action from the government in the forthcoming Budget
News
UK games industry needs focus in Budget
Sheridans writes to Andy Burnham MP to urge action on receding global position
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Ensemble Studios a "victim of its own success" - Bonfire
Founder David Rippy talks of former RTS developer as being pigeonholed; reveals new project in "completely different" genre
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Eutechnyx wins national work experience award
UK developer is "world leader" for investment in graduate talent
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Creative Assembly: Consoles no threat to PC strategy games
Empire: Total War developer sees no evidence that its franchise is in danger
Feature
Strategic Development
Creative Assembly's Mike Simpson on the PC vs consoles argument, development costs and deciding on which tech to support
News
Ubisoft pulls I Am Alive from Darkworks
Title brought in-house to Ubisoft Shanghai in order to meet new release time frame
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Confusion over China developer events
ChinaGDC and China GDC both set to take place in Shanghai later this year
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Tax, finance and skills top UK list of concerns
Games business leaders speak out as UK is set to fall further in global pecking order
Feature
Assembly Time!
Studio director Mike Simpson on franchise innovation, community pressure, and how Shogun was nearly a "cheap B-grade Command and Conquer clone"
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Creative Assembly: Innovation is crucial to franchise survival
Studio director Mike Simpson underlines importance of staying fresh to avoid getting "bored silly"
Opinion
Creative Downturn
The recession could hurt creativity - but if publishers won't take risks, others certainly will
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Sega and Pyro at work on Planet 51 game
Children's animated film to be adapted into cross-platform videogame for release later this year
Opinion
The Genesis of Darwinia+
How Microsoft told Introversion: "We've decided to f*ck up your game"
News
PopCap acquires XBLA studio
Gastronaut Studios, the developer behind Small Arms, will now work as a part of the casual games publisher
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Ruffian appoints new lead and senior designers
Steve Iannetta and Ed Campbell to join the Dundee studio in a bid to improve design quality
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Conan launches in Russia and Poland
Funcom's fantasy MMO looks to new territories to bolster sales
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Kerb launches new games studio
Interactive advertising agency sees opportunity to monetise quality online games content
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Roper wards off WAR subscription critics
Champion's Online developer defends Mythic's MMO, saying that many games would "love" 300,000 subscribers